Budgeting activity obligation not applied

You should not apply a budgeting activity obligation if it is unlikely to help the client and their financial situation would not improve as a result.

Clients applying for a Special Needs Grant, Advance Payment of Benefit or Recoverable Assistance Payments who should not be required to complete a budgeting activity for a period of time, or until their circumstances change, include those who:

• have high unavoidable costs and are unlikely to benefit from the budgeting activity
• previously completed the same budgeting activity and their circumstances have not substantially changed since completing that activity
• had a recent sudden change in circumstances - eg a recent bereavement or separation
• had a temporary change in their situation - eg an unforeseen drop in income or a change in needs due to family violence