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Providing wage subsidies to support your staffing needs

The wage subsidy scheme is a government funded contribution to assist employers cover the cost of recruitment including training when employing eligible job seekers into sustainable positions through our organisation.

The scheme is offered through the Disability Employment Services and jobactive employment initiatives.

Disability Employment Services

Through the Disability Employment Service, wage subsidies may be available to businesses employing job seekers using our service, including additional assistance for mature age.

Employers may be able to receive up to $10,000 (including GST) over 6 months funding to support eligible jobseekers. Additionally Employers are entitled funding for work place modifications**

jobactive initiative

Through the jobactive initiative, wage subsidies may be available to businesses employing job seekers through our service, including mature age, youth, parents, long-term unemployed and Indigenous jobseekers.

Employers may be able to receive up to $10,000 (GST inclusive) over 6 months.* Wage subsidy placements can be for full-time positions, as well as part-time positions of at least an average of 20 hours per week.

To be eligible for a wage subsidy for either employment services, your business must:

  • Be registered with an Australian Business Number (ABN)
  • Have not previously received a wage subsidy for the same job seeker
  • Not be an Australian, state or territory government agency
  • Employ a job seeker registered with our organisation.

The current wage subsidies available include:

Wage Subsidy Eligibility Period of Agreement Payment (GST inclusive)
Restart Programme *
Employers for both Disability Services Employment and jobactive initiative.		 For job seekers 50 years of age or older and have been receiving any income support payments for six months or more. 6 months Up to $10,000
Youth Wage Subsidy*
jobactive initiative only.		 For job seekers 25 - 29 years of age, and receiving employment services from a provider continuously for at least six months 6 months Up to $6,500
Youth Bonus Wage Subsidy
jobactive initiative only.		 For job seekers 15 - 24 years of age, and have been receiving employment services continuously for at least six months. 6 months Up to $10,000
Long Term Unemployed (LTU) and Indigenous Wage Subsidy*
jobactive initiative only.		 For job seekers receiving employment services continuously for at least 12 months, or are an Indigenous job seeker and have been receiving employment services continuously for at least six months 6 months Up to $6,500
Parents Wage Subsidy*
jobactive initiative only.		 For job seekers receiving Parenting Payment, or are on any Income Support Payment if a Principal Carer of a child, and have been receiving employment services continuously for at least six months. 6 months Up to $6,500
People with Disability**
Disability Employment Services only. 		 For job seekers registered with a Disability Employment Services provider. 6 months Up to $10,000
 

To apply for a wage subsidy, terms & conditions apply. Find out more by contacting Ability Options Employment office 1300 422 454.

* For terms & conditions, click here for jobactive.
** For terms & conditions click here for Disability Employment Services.

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