Earlier changes

What's new

10 December 2024

Emergency Housing Grant

Map has been updated to make the following clearer for staff:

  • warnings (when a client has not met their responsibilities and does not have a good and sufficient reason) only apply to the same emergency housing event
  • if a client has caused or contributed to their immediate emergency housing need, MSD may determine it is the same emergency housing event. In this case, the warnings from the previous event would still apply
  • setting reasonable activities based on the clients’ circumstances 
  • if a client applies late for an Emergency Housing Grant, MSD can only grant it from the date of their application

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9 December 2024

Accommodation Supplement Commencement Date 

Map has been updated to show that:

  • when a client applies for a main benefit and Accommodation Supplement at the same time and has a stand-down, the accommodation supplement commences on the day after the stand-down ends, and
  • the “28-day rule” for backdating Accommodation Supplement is not supported by legislation or policy and this page is being removed from MAP

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The 28-day rule and initial stand-down

Map has been updated to ensure that clients who are not subject to an initial stand down at application, cannot have the 28-day rule applied.

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