Weekly income example
Below are examples of calculating the income deduction for weekly income for Youth Payment.
Example 1 - Single young person getting Youth Payment
Weekly gross income from wages | $292.00 |
Less income allowed before Youth Payment is affected (at 1 April 2026) | $284.70 |
Equals income that will reduce the Youth Payment | $7.30 |
Amount of deduction (rounded down) | $7.00 |
Deduction will be $1.00 per $1.00 of income over $284.70 gross per week until they reach $334.70 (at 1 April 2026).
When income is over $334.70 (at 1 April 2026) Youth Payment is no longer payable.
Example 2 - Couple, both getting Youth Payment
Weekly gross income from wages (one partner earns $100 and the other $202.00) | $302.00 |
Less income allowed before Youth Payment is affected (at 1 April 2026) | $284.70 |
Equals income that will reduce the Youth Payment | $17.30 |
Amount of deduction (rounded down) | $17.00 in total or $8.50 each |
The deduction will be 50 cents per $1.00 of the couple's combined income over $284.70 gross until their income reaches $384.70 per week (at 1 April 2026).
When income is over $384.70 (at 1 April 2026) Youth Payment is no longer payable.
Example 3 - Couple, one getting Youth Payment
Weekly gross income from wages (partner not getting Youth Payment) | $292.02 |
Less income allowed before Youth Payment is affected (at 1 April 2026) | $284.70 |
Equals income that will reduce the Youth Payment | $7.32 |
Amount of deduction (rounded down) | $7.00 |
The deduction will be 50 cents per $1.00 of the couple's combined income over $284.70 gross until their income reaches $384.70 per week (at 1 April 2026).
When income is over $384.70 (at 1 April 2026) Youth Payment is no longer payable.
Example 4 - Single young person getting Youth , earning income from a part-time job, and getting information share Child Support payments
Weekly gross income from wages | $270.00 |
Information share Child Support payment weekly income | $100.00 |
Less income allowed before Youth Payment is affected (at 1 April 2026) | $284.70 |
Equals income that will reduce the Youth Payment | $85.30 |
Amount of deduction (rounded down) | $85.00 |
This example shows a young person getting both information share Child Support income and other income (wages).
The young person's other income is counted first. Because this is less than the income cut-out of $334.70 (as at 1 April 2026), the client is not over the income cut out threshold.
Once the other income is taken into account, the young person's information share Child Support income is charged against their benefit.
The deduction of the information share Child Support Payments and other income will be $1.00 per $1.00 of total income over $284.70 until their benefit is reduced to $0.00.
Example 5 - Single person getting Youth Payment and getting information share Child Support payments only
Information share Child Support payment weekly income | $400.00 |
Less income allowed before Youth Payment is affected (at 1 April 2026) | $284.70 |
Equals income that will reduce the Youth Payment | $115.30 |
Amount of deduction (rounded down) | $115.00 |
This example shows a young person getting income from information share Child Support payments.
The young person does not get other income, so the income that counts towards the income cut out point is $0.00.
The young person's information share Child Support income is charged against their benefit. The deduction is $1.00 per $1.00 of total income over $284.70 (as at 1 April 2026) until their benefit is reduced to $0.00.
