Assessing improved employment prospects for Youth Allowance (YA) at the away from home rate 010-21102843

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Example

Outcome

1

Jo recently completed a Go/Stop course for traffic control but there are few employment opportunities in her town or within 90 minutes travel.

Jo moves to a significantly larger town/city to increase the likelihood of gaining employment with her new qualification.

2

John lives in a metro area but is moving to a regional rural area to pick fruit.

Check John is linked to a Harvest trail Services provider. Confirm John knows what kind of fruit he is going to pick. Check the area John is moving to is known for growing the type of fruit John is expecting to pick and John's intention to move coincides with the time of year that the regions harvest occurs. Consultation with the local Service Centre in the area John is moving to may be required to verify these details.

3

Stella has just finished a course in Agribusiness and is moving to a rural area to increase her employment opportunities with her new qualification.

Ensure Stella understands she must search for and accept any suitable job that is offered and cannot limit herself to looking for jobs in her chosen profession. Given her qualification is Agribusiness, we can consider her employment opportunities will increase in a rural setting.

4

Hassan lives with his parents on a remote property and is moving to a major regional town to increase his employment opportunities and decrease travel time.

Use 'Where is' to estimate Hassan's proximity to employment opportunities, relevant to the 90 minute travel rule.

5

Mati lives in a rural area and her only mode of transport is either a bicycle or walking. There is limited access to public transport early in the morning and late in the afternoon only.

Consider the 90 minute travel rule, by normal mode of transport and employment opportunities.

A lack of transport options at times that are appropriate for Mati's work opportunities should also be considered.

6

Tim has been given approval by his Employment Service Provider to undertake a short term training course for 13 weeks. The course is only available at the closest major town more than 90 minutes from where Tim lives.

It is unreasonable to expect Tim to travel more than 90 minutes to participate in the course and meet the activities outlined in his Job Plan. Tim chooses to relocate from the parental home to undertake the course and intends to return to the parental home once the course has finished.

Tim should be considered for the AFH rate for the period he is away from the parental home until the end of the course. A new assessment would be required if Tim remains away from home after the course has ended.

7

Suzie has a Responsible Service of Alcohol qualification and was recently working part time at the local hotel in the small coastal town she lives in on the NSW Mid North Coast. Suzie has been advised by her Employment Service Provider that there is a demand for hospitality staff on the Gold Coast, which is several hours from where she lives.

As Suzie's employment prospects are likely to be improved if she relocated to the Gold Coast, she could be considered for the AFH rate.

Suzie should provide a list of hospitality job vacancies that exist. Contact with her Employment Services Provider could also be made to confirm that her employment prospects would be improved if she relocated from the parental home to pursue hospitality vacancies on the Gold Coast.