JobSeeker payment rates from 20 March 2023.
JobSeeker is the Australian Unemployment benefit payment and is paid every two weeks, to eligible applicants.
Fortnightly Payment rate.
$693.10 Single, 22 or over, no children (increased from $642.70 in March 2022).
$745.20 Single, 22 or over, with children (increased from $691.00 in March 2022).
$691.00 Single, 60 or over, after nine months (increased from $691.00 in March 2022).
$631.20 Partnered each. (increased from $585.30 in March 2022).
JobSeeker Income test
You can earn up to $150 per fortnight before tax, before your payment is affected.
Any earnings between $150 and $256 will reduce your payment by 50 cents per dollar and any earnings over $256 will reduce your payment by 60 cents per dollar.
Example:
- If you earn $150 you will keep $150.
- If you earn $200, you will lose $25, meaning you effectively only keep $175.
- If you earn $300, you will lose $53 from the $106 between $150 and $256, plus $26.40 from the $44 between $256 and $300, meaning you effectively only keep $220.60, before tax.
servicesaustralia.gov.au/how-much-jobseeker-payment-you-can-get
www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/income-test-for-jobseeker-payment
