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Jobseeker Support Student Hardship cut-out points (current)

Below are the Jobseeker Support Student Hardship cut-out points at 1 April 2026. 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

$324.50

$624.00

Single, 18 - 19 years, at home

$276.46

$555.00

Single, 18 - 19 years, away from home

$324.50

$624.00

Single, 20 - 24 years

$324.50

$624.00

Single, 25+ years

$372.55

$693.00

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

$633.94

$1,066.00

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

$669.40

$1,117.00

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)

$334.70

$1,117.00

Sole parent

$521.52

$957.00

Previous cut-out points

For previous cut-out points see:

Jobseeker Support Student Hardship commenced on 15 July 2013.

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