Assistance to transition into employment

Assistance to transition into employment provides assistance to clients to meet the costs of moving into employment or to move from one job to another.

Assistance to transition into employment can include actual and reasonable costs for (but not limited to):

• the cost of any uniform, clothing, equipment, or special footwear reasonably required for the client to start employment that are not met by the employer

clothing, footwear, or equipment the employer is required to supply to comply with the employer's obligations under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 cannot be considered for payment

• the costs of participating in an employment interview
• bridging finance to cover the client's living costs for up to 4 weeks between:
  • the ending of the main benefit and the first payment of wages or salary from the employment or
  • their last payment of wages or salary in their previous job and their first payment of wages or salary in their new job (when the gap between jobs is 4 weeks or less)

full-time students undertaking employment during the period between the end of an academic year and the start of the next academic year are not eligible for bridging finance

• the cost of an interpreter
• the cost of tattoo removal if the applicant is referred to a tattoo removal service by a registered health practitioner
• job placement expenses that a client needs to:
• enter employment (other than training costs)
• relocate their place of residence to take up employment.

Assistance to transition into employment may be paid to clients seeking work or working less than 30 hours per week for job placement and transport to job interview costs where it is reasonable and appropriate.

Clients applying for assistance to transition into employment may need to have income and assets below certain limits.

For more information see:

• Income limit
• Asset limit

Work Bonus reduces the amount of bridging finance payable under assistance to transition into employment dollar-for-dollar.

For more information see:

• Bridging finance and Work Bonus

Assistance to transition into employment can pay for the actual and reasonable costs to enter employment, but not more than $1,500 in total during a 52-week period.

For more information see:

• Actual and reasonable costs
• Work Bonus
• Qualifications
• Commencement date
• Changes and reviews
• Deskfile Transition to Work Grant rates
• Transition to Work [no link find out why]