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5.2.6.80 Employment entry payment (EEP) historical rates

Cessation of employment entry payment (EEP)

Eligibility for EEP ceased on 1 July 2008 as part of the 2008-09 Federal Budget. The following information is for historical purposes only.

EEP rate

The EEP rate was not indexed.

EEP rate from 1989 to 2008 was:

Date	Rate for recipients other than DSP	Rate for DSP recipients
1989	$100.00	$300.00
01/07/2000 to 01/07/2008 see Notes below	$104.00	$312.00

Date

Rate for recipients other than DSP

Rate for DSP recipients

1989

$100.00

$300.00

01/07/2000 to 01/07/2008

see Notes below

$104.00

$312.00

Note: From 1 July 2000 EEP increased by 4% due to tax reforms.

Note: EEP claims could be lodged up to 28 days (or 56 days for some principal carer parents, partial capacity to work and PP recipients) from the start of the employment in respect for which the claim was made. This means that EEP payments could be made up to 56 days after 1 July 2008.

Timing of payments

Payment was made as a lump sum when the recipient qualified, and could be paid as an advance.

Last reviewed: 1 July 2024

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