Income from employment

If the client has commenced full-time employment, the Young Parent Payment must be stopped from the date the client commences work as they will no longer be entitled to receive the Young Parent Payment because they will not be able to meet their youth activity obligations.

If the partner has commenced full-time employment, then their Young Parent Payment must be stopped from the date they commenced work. They will no longer be entitled to receive the Young Parent Payment because they will not be able to meet their youth activity obligations.

A young person can receive Young Parent Payment while they are working part-time as long as they can meet:

• the qualification of being in, or available for, full-time education, approved training or approved work-based learning and
• other qualifications

The income from part-time employment will be charged against the benefit for the week in which the income was earned or represents.

However, if the earnings from the part-time or casual employment reduce the Young Parent Payment to a 'nil' rate of payment, when charged against the benefit then the benefit must be suspended.

For more information see:

• Income reduces the benefit to a nil rate

If a client (or partner) is working weekends regularly, casually or 'one-off' then the income is charged against the benefit from the previous Monday.

For more information see:

• Estimated income
• Youth activity obligations