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At 1 April 2023

Below are the Jobseeker Support Student Hardship cut-out points at 1 April 2023. 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

$294.18

$581.00

Single, 18 - 19 years, at home

$250.63

$519.00

Single, 18 - 19 years, away from home

$294.18

$581.00

Single, 20 - 24 years

$294.18

$581.00

Single, 25+ years

$337.74

$643.00

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

$574.70

$981.00

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

$606.86

$1,027.00

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)

$303.43

$1,027.00

Sole parent

$472.79

$887.00

Current cut-out points

For the current cut-out points see: