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Will the new youth Jobseeker rules affect you?

This checks whether enacted parental income rules (commencing 2026-11-02) may affect Jobseeker Support. It is not a final eligibility decision.

Some details needed to calculate this test have not yet been formally published. We will not guess.

Assessment summary

State: parental income unresolved

Pathway: age 18 19 single

Jobseeker basic pathway: may be relevant ยท Overall Jobseeker: uncertain

  • Rules used: We assessed your situation using the rules in force on 2026-11-10.
  • Rule reference: Rule set: nz-pat-rule-from-commencement. Last verified: 2026-09-06. Source: https://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2026/306/en/latest/
  • Unresolved facts: We could not determine: parental_income_threshold, parental_income_amount.
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