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Social Security Act 2018

Assistance - Jobseeker support

23: Jobseeker support: age requirement

You could also call this:

“Age rules for getting jobseeker support”

You can get jobseeker support if you’re old enough. If you don’t have any children who depend on you, you need to be at least 18 years old. If you do have children who depend on you, or in any other case, you need to be at least 20 years old.

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Part 2 Assistance
Jobseeker support

23Jobseeker support: age requirement

  1. An applicant for jobseeker support meets the age requirement if the applicant is—

  2. at least 18 years old, in the case of an applicant without a dependent child:
    1. at least 20 years old, in any other case.

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