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At 1 April 2025

Below are the Jobseeker Support Student Hardship cut-out points at 1 April 2025. 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

$314.72

$610.00

Single, 18 - 19 years, at home

$268.13

$544.00

Single, 18 - 19 years, away from home

$314.72

$610.00

Single, 20 - 24 years

$314.72

$610.00

Single, 25+ years

$361.32

$677.00

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

$614.84

$1,039.00

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

$649.22

$1,088.00

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)

$324.61

$1,088.00

Sole parent

$505.80

$934.00

Current cut-out points

For the current cut-out points see: