Examples of overlapping income
Example 1
A client has two casual part time jobs both are paid on a weekly basis.
- Job 1 $150.00 gross paid weekly earned for the period Wednesday 05/04/2017 to Friday 07/04/2017
- Job 2 $210.00 gross paid weekly earned for the period Sunday 09/04/2017 to Tuesday 12/04/2017
The client phones the contact centre and declares all of this income.
Although the income declared is received from two different part-time jobs the amounts are added together for the week the income is earned and charged against the benefit as follows:
Period income earned Monday 27/03/2017 to Sunday 02/04/2017 | |
Job 1 27/03/2017 to 29/03/2017 = (3 days) Job 2 01/04/2017 to 03/04/2017 = (1 day) | $150.00 gross $70.00 gross |
Total income to be charged on Jobseeker Support for week 27/03/2017 to 02/04/2017 | $220.00 gross |
Period income earned Monday 03/04/2017 to Sunday 09/04/2017 | |
Job 2 05/04/2017 to 07/04/2017 = (2 days) | $140.00 |
Total income to be charged on Jobseeker Support for week 03/04/2017 to 09/04/2017 | $140.00 |
Example 2
A client's partner has two casual part time jobs.
- Part-time Job 1 $150 gross for the period worked Tuesday 04/04/2017 to Friday 07/04/2017 paid on the following Thursday 13/04/2017.
- Part-time Job 2 $375 gross for the period worked Wednesday 05/04/2017 to Tuesday 18/04/2017 paid fortnightly on Tuesday 18/04/2017. Client earns $15.00 per hour and works 5 hours per day.
The client's partner phones the contact centre on Tuesday 18/04/2017 and declares all of this income. Although the income declared is received from two different part-time jobs the amounts are added together for the week the income is earned and charged against the benefit as follows:
Period income earned Monday 27/03/2017 to Sunday 09/04/2017 | |
Job 1 = 04/04/2017 to 06/04/2017 = 2 days Job 2 = 05/04/2017 to 08/04/2017 = 3 days | $150 gross $225 gross |
Total income to be charged on Jobseeker Support for week 27/03/2017 to 09/04/2017 | $375 gross |
Period income earned Monday 10/04/2017 to Sunday 16/04/2017 | |
Job 2 = 10/04/2017 to 16/04/2017 = (5 days) | $375.00 |
Total income to be charged on Jobseeker Support for week 10/04/2017 to 16/04/2017 | $375.00 |
Period income earned Monday 17/04/2017 to Sunday 23/04/2017 | |
Job 2 = 13/04/2017 to 14/04/2017 = (2 days) | $150.00 |
Total income to be charged on Jobseeker Support for week 13/04/2017 to 19/04/2017 | $150.00 |
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