Can anyone who has been moved from parenting payment single to newstart explain the process and rules? It says on the website I have to be unemployed but I don't earn enough for us to live without it. Are the rules different for single parents? Atm without parenting payments I'll be loosing 400-500 as it is. My child has anxiety/separation anxiety and ASD so I can't work anymore then I am and he has a lot of specialist appointments where the gap has just increased. I have to go in tomorrow anyway but can someone please tell me if they still got newstart with a part time job? I already applied a month ago as it asked me to on the ap
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You have to be on Newstart until you get full time work. Depending on how much you earn will determine how much Newstart you get. You may not be eligible for much, you just keep reporting your hours and KEEP ALL OF YOUR PAYSLIPS in case they decide in 5 years to give you a debt which is what happened to me. Newstart is such a headache I would much rather work fulltime than be on Newstart and the stress that comes with it, totally not worth it. Try and find a good OOSC that will meet your childs needs and not heighten his anxiety, easier said than done I know.
You still get family tax benefit. You lose parenting payment.
You may still get a bit of Newstart, depending on your salary.
You can be on Newstart and have a part time job. If I was you I’d make sure you’ve applied for Carer allowance too.
When my son turned 8 (April this year) my single parenting payments ceased and I applied for Newstart. I did not go into Centrelink or speak with anyone on the phone, it was managed by Employment Plus. I’ve worked part time since becoming a single parent. I increased hours in work and still had to report my fortnightly income with Centrelink when on Newstart, but as I had increased work hours my income was over the Centrelink amount and Newstart has just stopped for me. When I was receiving parenting payment I was getting approximately $200/fortnight
This was me less than 12 months ago. It’s a bit of a run around but u should be switched within the fortnight so u will still get paid it will just be Newstart and less than pps. U will need to fill out the application form as well. U will also be required to attend job network appointments to help u get in the work force .