Effect of sanctions on assistance
The tables below give examples of the effect on the benefit and extra help rates when a young person's benefit has been sanctioned due to an activity obligations failure.
Example 1 - Single person with no dependent children
In-hand allowance of up to $50 (or $50 if not subject to youth money management) and any incentive payments | Extra help (ASUP, TAS, Special Benefit and Winter Energy Payment) | After 4 weeks | Disability Allowance | |
Grade 1 sanction | Suspended | Not affected | Youth Payment and Extra help suspended if they haven't recomplied
| Not affected |
Grade 2 sanction | Suspended | Not affected | Not affected | |
Grade 3 sanction | Total Youth Payment cancelled | All Extra help cancelled | n/a | Not affected |
Example 2a - Couple (1 fails) - young person who fails
The following example applies when only one person in a married, civil union or de facto couple fails their activity obligations. The effect of the failure on their partner is shown in example 2b below.
Young person who fails | In-hand allowance of up to $50 (or $50 if not subject to youth money management) and any incentive payments | Extra help (ASUP, TAS, Special Benefit and Winter Energy Payment) | After 4 weeks | Disability Allowance |
Grade 1 sanction | Suspended | Not affected | Youth Payment and Extra help suspended if they haven't recomplied
| Not affected |
Grade 2 sanction | Suspended | Not affected | Not affected | |
Grade 3 sanction | Youth Payment cancelled | All Extra help cancelled | n/a | Not affected |
Example 2b - Couple (1 fails) - Effect of failure on partner
The following example applies to the partner when one person of the married, civil union or de facto couple fails their activity obligations.
Partner | In-hand allowance of up to $50 (or $50 if not subject to youth money management) and any incentive payments | Supplementary assistance (ASUP, TAS, and Special Benefit) | Winter Energy Payment | After 4 weeks | Disability Allowance |
Grade 1 sanction | Continues | Not affected | Not affected | Continues to get Youth Payment and 50% of couples supplementary assistance entitlement | Not affected |
Grade 2 sanction | Continues | Not affected | Not affected | Not affected | |
Grade 3 sanction | Own Youth Payment continues | Gets 50% of couple's entitlement | Gets couple rate of Winter Energy Payment | n/a | Not affected |
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Example 3 - Couple - both fail
The following example applies to both young people if they are married, in a civil union or de facto relationship and they both fail their activity obligations.
Both young people | In-hand allowance of up to $50 (or $50 if not subject to youth money management) and any incentive payments | Supplementary assistance (ASUP, TAS, and Special Benefit) | Winter Energy Payment | After 4 weeks | Disability Allowance |
Grade 1 sanction | Suspended | Not affected | Not affected | Youth Payment and Extra help suspended if they haven't recomplied | Not affected |
Grade 2 sanction | Suspended | Not affected | Not affected | Not affected | |
Grade 3 sanction | Youth Payment cancelled | All Extra help cancelled | Cancels | n/a | Not affected |
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