Entitlement date

The entitlement date for Jobseeker Support is usually:

• the day after employment ceased (that is, after any holiday pay, sick pay, etc. has expired)
• the date of incapacity
• the day after separation or financial assistance from partner ceased
• the day after weekly work-related insurance payments ceased
• the day after full-time study or student allowances ceased
• the day after last exam
• the day after school finished (the last day of physical attendance if client has just left school)
• the day after the date the living costs component of Student Loan was paid to
• the date of arrival in New Zealand (if client has returned to New Zealand)
• the date of release from prison or
• the date job search commenced where a client who has been out of the work force for more than 26 weeks decides to recommence job search activity
• the day after (for sole parents) they lost the regular financial support of their partner as they entered prison or remanded in custody
• the day after their partner died

Note when the client has more than one event, you use the later event for their entitlement date.