Paying other assistance during an activity obligations sanction

Young people are not entitled to the following forms of assistance when a cancellation due to a grade 3 sanction has been imposed:

• Emergency Benefit
• Accommodation Supplement
• Temporary Additional Support

The Winter Energy Payment is treated slightly different to other Extra help.

Winter Energy Payment can continue to be paid in situations where a portion of main benefit continues to be paid.  In some cases it can continue to be paid at the full couple rate in cases where one client has been fully sanctioned.

Young people are not entitled to Special Needs Grants if an activity obligations failure has been imposed.

The only exception to this is if a young person is sick or injured when a grade 3 sanction is imposed and they are incapable of participating in full-time employment or an approved activity for 6 weeks.

For more information see:

• Assistance during a non-entitlement period
• Assistance when a client is sanctioned

Generally young people will not be entitled to advance payments of benefit when they have a 100% sanction imposed. This is because they will be contributing to their hardship through not recomplying.

The young person's first option to improve their financial situation is to recomply with their obligations and an advance cannot be paid when the young person has no means of repaying it.

Young people can get assistance to transition into employment if a sanction has been imposed and they meet the qualifications for it.

For more information see:

• Employment and work readiness Assistance to transition into employment