Newstart allowance question (1 Viewer)

[dyara15]

Hi,
After finishing uni last year, I have been on newstart allowance since mid Dec. I haven't been working until the last 2 weeks, and I have accumulated a total of $2200. I have $1000 working credit, and tomorrow is the reporting date. I have only been working as a casual for those $2200 and don't know how much I will earn the next few weeks. Does anyone know what will happen, that is, have i earned enough to not be eligible for newstart anymore even though im unsure what work will be like for the next few weeks. Thanks

 

[SnowFox]

What ever you have earned up till tomorrow should be reported i thought.

 

[dyara15]

What ever you have earned up till tomorrow should be reported i thought.

That is correct, but is it worth coming in to report it if payments will stop either way cause of how much I have earned. Will the future payments stop because of how much I have earned in this 2 week cycle even though I am without a permanent job?

 

[SnowFox]

Failure to report could incur a 8 week ban from CL benefits.

 

[dyara15]

What I am trying to say is that I know that payments will stop if i fail to come in & report, hence I am asking have I earned enough, even if i come in to report, to stop future payments from coming in. If so, they will automatically stop giving me payments, whether or not i come in to report.

 

[bdude]

What I am trying to say is that I know that payments will stop if i fail to come in & report, hence I am asking have I earned enough, even if i come in to report, to stop future payments from coming in. If so, they will automatically stop giving me payments, whether or not i come in to report.

But as SnowFox said, failure to report can result in an 8-week ban and might look bad on your account. Since you're casual, then there's no guarantee that next fortnight or the one after you will earn any money.

 

[dyara15]

This fortnight (reporting on Wed) - approx. projected total to Wed will be $1200
Last fortnight - approx. $2200
From mid Dec till 'last fortnight' - $0

I am still a casual, however my question is how much longer will I keep getting $132 if I keep earning say $1200 every fortnight for the next 2 months (if I theoretically am working and getting that much for the next 2 months that is)? I don't know whether I will be working next week etc however when will they stop cutting my payments all together? Is it after I start earning a certain amount for a certain duration of time? Or is it once I accumulate a certain amount of $$$?