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Transfers from Parenting Payment (PP) and effect on participation 102-17010070

This page describes information relating to the mutual obligation requirements when a customer transfers from Parenting Payment (PP) to another payment type.

Mutual obligation requirements for transfers from Parenting Payment to another payment

Table 1

Step	Action
1	Information for transferring from PPS single or partnered Customers transferring from Parenting Payment (PP) single or partnered to another payment may need to meet mutual obligation requirements for the payment they are transferring to. Customers eligible for Working Credit must be advised of the incentives to work force participation such as working credits and the employment income nil rate provisions. A change in relationship status may affect eligibility for PP. Depending upon the age of the customer's youngest child, the customer may need to transfer to another suitable payment such as JobSeeker Payment (JSP) or Youth Allowance (YA) (job seeker). Transfers between PP single and PP partnered may impact mutual obligation requirements, depending upon the age of the customer's youngest child. However, due to the customer's circumstances they may need to discuss changes to their Job Plan. Customers may lose entitlement to certain add-on payments or services if they are not transferring to another eligible payment, for example check if the customer must be referred to an Employment Services Provider or whether they are entitled to: volunteer to participate with Workforce Australia volunteer to participate with Remote Australia Employment Service (RAES) an Education Entry Payment (EdEP) Pensioner Education Supplement (PES) for customers transferring from PP single. Note: when the customer's youngest child turns 14 years of age, they will be transferred to either JSP or YA (job seeker) and will continue to receive PES if they continue the same course of study under the existing minimum time rules. All JSP single principal carers will have access to PES, see Initial contact with students claiming Pensioner Education Supplement (PES) for further information
2	Transferring to a payment with mutual obligation requirements Is the customer transferring to a payment with mutual obligation requirements for example, JSP/YA (job seeker)? Yes, go to Step 3 No, go to Step 4
3	New claim interview The customer will be given information about their new obligations at the new claim interview If the customer is now a full time student, they must satisfy the Activity test for Austudy or the YA (student) study requirements If the customer is still the principal carer of a dependent child and receiving JSP or YA (job seeker) as a principal carer, they will have part time mutual obligation requirements If the customer is receiving JSP or YA (job seeker) and has a partial capacity to work as assessed by a Job Capacity Assessment, they will have reduced requirements If the customer is a mature aged customer receiving JSP, they may have different mutual obligation requirements The customer will be subject to full time mutual obligation requirements when they are no longer the principal carer of a dependent child they do not have a partial capacity to work as assessed by a Job Capacity Assessment, or not mature age Procedure ends here
4	Transferring to DSP Is the customer transferring to Disability Support Pension (DSP)? Yes, DSP customers aged 35 years or older do not have participation requirements Some DSP customers aged under 35 years will have participation requirements. These customers will be given information about any requirements at the initial DSP participation interview. See Pre-screening, exemptions and booking participation interviews for Disability Support Pension (DSP) customers and Participation requirements for Disability Support Pension (DSP) customers under 35 years of age. Procedure ends here No, go to Step 5
5	The customer is transferring to a payment that does not have mutual obligation requirements These customers are encouraged to continue with any activities they have been doing as part of their Job Plan and may still volunteer to participate in social and economic activities. However, they do not need a new Job Plan. The customer's decision on whether to continue an activity may depend on eligibility for funding to undertake the activity as well as the availability of financial assistance.