Clause 7. Income Limits

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Income Limits

7.1

An applicant may not be granted a payment if his or her income is in excess of 52 times the appropriate amount in clause 7.4.

7.2

In clause 7.1, an Applicant's income includes the income of-

(a)

his or her Spouse or partner (if any); or

(b)

if the Applicant is a Child, his or her Parent.

7.3

An applicant's income also includes the amount of any payments under the New Employment Transition Grant Programme or the Seasonal Work Assistance Programme approved under section 124(1)(d) of the Social Security Act 1964 and saved by Schedule 1 clause 20 of the Act made to the applicant or his or her spouse or partner, or (as the case requires) his or her Parent.

7.4

The appropriate amount of income in clause 7.1 is:

(a)

for a single person aged 16 or 17 years without dependent children, $879.17 per week:

(b)

for any other single person without dependent children, $1,010.41  per week:

(c)

for a person who is in a relationship with or without dependent children, $1,467.61 per week:

(d)

for a sole parent with 1 dependent child, $1,226.09 per week:

(e)

for any other sole parent, $1,291.75 per week.