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2.8.4.30 ACCS (transition to work) - Job Plan requirements

Summary

This topic describes the eligibility requirements relating to Job Plans (1.1.J.20) for ACCS (transition to work). This topic covers:

  • Job Plans
  • disability support pension
  • activating a Job Plan
  • inactive Job Plans.

Job Plans

Where individuals are required to have a Job Plan as a condition of their income support payment, they must have an active Job Plan in place to receive ACCS (transition to work). A Job Plan is an EPP which may be entered into to meet the participation requirements of an income support payment (1.1.I.50). An EPP includes:

Disability support pension

In the case of an individual in receipt of DSP, a Job Plan is a participation plan entered into under SSAct section 94B.

Act reference: SSAct section 94B Participation plans

Activating a Job Plan

If an individual already has a DSP participation plan or Job Plan that is active and meets the requirements, then they will not need to change or update their plan to include their ACCS (transition to work) activity/ies if it is not required for their income support payment.

If an individual does not have an active Job Plan but they are required to, applicants will have 28 days from the date they apply for ACCS (transition to work) to enter into a Job Plan with Centrelink or an employment service provider. If the Job Plan is not active, payments cannot be made until the Monday of the CCS fortnight (1.1.C.10) after the Job Plan is active.

Inactive Job Plans

If an individual’s Job Plan becomes inactive while in receipt of ACCS (transition to work) they will no longer be eligible for ACCS (transition to work) from the first Monday of the next CCS fortnight, unless their Job Plan is reactivated, or they enter into another Job Plan before the start of the next CCS fortnight. If a Job Plan is not in effect on the Monday of a CCS fortnight, ACCS (transition to work) will be cancelled, and the individual will need to re-apply for ACCS (transition to work).

If an individual is required to have a Job Plan and fails to enter into a Job Plan within 28 days of applying for ACCS (transition to work) their application for ACCS (transition to work) will be considered to have not been made, and they will have to re-apply.

Act reference: FAAct section 85CK Eligibility for ACCS (transition to work)

CCSMinRules section 13 Additional eligibility requirements for ACCS (transition to work)

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