04 Aug 16 Think about employing someone who needs to relocate – more incentives to get them to you

The Relocation Assistance to Take Up a Job programme provides practical and financial assistance to job seekers who need help to relocate to take up ongoing and sustainable employment.

To be eligible to receive assistance under the Relocation Assistance to Take Up a Job programme the job seeker must:

• be registered as a fully eligible job seeker with a Job Services Australia provider or be participating in Disability Employment Services
• have been receiving an eligible income support payment (Newstart Allowance; Youth Allowance (other) or Parenting Payment) for the last 12 months
• have activity test or participation requirements.

The programme provides long-term unemployed jobseekers who live in areas of high unemployment with the opportunity to secure employment in regions that have more jobs on offer.

What funding is available?

Eligible job seekers may be entitled to be reimbursed up to:

• $3,000 (GST exclusive) if relocating to a capital city
• $6,000 (GST exclusive) if relocating to a regional area, and
• An extra $3,000 (GST exclusive) if relocating with dependent children.

Helping potential employees tap into this new resource may be just the thing you need to get a greater applicant pool in a ‘hard to employ’ area.

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