Work or work preparation obligations

Full-time work obligations apply to:

• primary clients
• partners with no children and
• partners with a youngest dependent child aged 14 years or over

Clients with full-time work obligations must be available for, and take reasonable steps to find suitable employment of at least 30 hours or more per week.

Part-time work obligations apply to:

• partners with a youngest dependent child aged between 3 and 13 years

Clients with part-time work obligations must be available for, and take reasonable steps to find suitable employment of at least 20 hours per week.

Work preparation obligations apply to:

• partners with a youngest dependent child aged under 3 years

Note that if the partner is receiving Orphans Benefit or Unsupported Childs Benefit, these children are not considered dependent children for rates purposes but they are treated as dependent children for setting work or work preparation obligations.

For more information see:

• Partners with no children or youngest child 14+ years
• Partner with youngest child between 3 and 13 years
• Partner with youngest dependent child aged under 3 years
• Work preparation obligations
• Work obligations
• Rehabilitation
• Work ability assessment obligation
• Working with contracted service provider obligation
• Drug test obligations
• Limited employment locations
• Exemptions
• Good and sufficient reason not meeting work or work preparation obligations
• Obligations failures