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At 1 April 2020

Below are the Jobseeker Support Student Hardship cut-out points at 1 April 2020. The net weekly benefits are after tax at "M".

Category

Net weekly benefit

Gross weekly income cut-out point

Single 16 - 17 years, and meets the "parental support gap" criteria for Youth Payment or Young Parent Payment

$213.10

$395.00

Single, 18 - 19 years, at home

$175.48

$341.00

Single, 18 - 19 years, away from home

$213.10

$395.00

Single, 20 - 24 years

$213.10

$395.00

Single, 25+ years

$250.74

$449.00

Married, civil union or de facto couple (without children)

$401.20

$664.00

Married, civil union or de facto couple (with children)

$428.06

$702.00

Married, civil union or de facto couple, with non-qualified partner (with children)
or
Married, civil union or de facto couple, with partner on New Zealand Superannuation or Veterans Pension (with children)

$227.46

$740.00

Sole parent

$375.17

$709.00

Current cut-out points

For the current cut-out points see: