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At 1 April 2024

Below are the Jobseeker Support Student Hardship cut-out points at 1 April 2024. 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

$307.87

$600.00

Single, 18 - 19 years, at home

$262.30

$535.00

Single, 18 - 19 years, away from home

$307.87

$600.00

Single, 20 - 24 years

$307.87

$600.00

Single, 25+ years

$353.46

$665.00

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

$601.46

$1,020.00

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

$635.10

$1,068.00

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)

$317.55

$1,068.00

Sole parent

$494.80

$919.00

Current cut-out points

For the current cut-out points see: