Youngest dependent child aged under 3 years

Work preparation obligations apply to:

• sole parents with a youngest dependent child aged under 3 years

The sole parent must take all reasonable steps to prepare them for work in the future.

For more information see:

• Work preparation obligations

Sole parents may apply for an exemption from their work preparation obligations. Generally, they can only be considered for a full exemption as work preparation obligations mean that they are required to plan for employment and undertake work preparation activities - the equivalent of a partial exemption.

For more information see:

• Exemptions
• Table of exemptions

If a sole parent fails to comply with their work preparation obligations, they are subject to an obligations failure.

For more information see:

• Informing clients of their obligations
• Good and sufficient reason for not meeting work or work preparation obligations
• Obligations failures
• Clients with dependent children - 50% protection