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Back to Work Jobseeker Support
DTET · Australia
Provides financial assistance to disadvantaged jobseekers to secure ongoing employment. It supports individuals who face economic barriers to gaining or retaining employment.
Deadline
Rolling / Ongoing
Location
Queensland
Who Can Apply
• Jobseekers must belong to one or more eligible target groups
• Young people aged 15–24 must be unemployed for at least 8 weeks
• Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples must be unemployed for at least 8 weeks
• People with disability must be unemployed for at least 8 weeks
• Culturally and linguistically diverse peoples must be unemployed for at least 8 weeks
• Long-term unemployed people must be unemployed for at least 52 weeks
Jobseekers must identify as belonging to one or more target groups. Eligible groups are young people aged 15-24 who have been unemployed for at least 8 weeks; Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples unemployed for at least 8 weeks; people with disability unemployed for at least 8 weeks; culturally and linguistically diverse peoples unemployed for at least 8 weeks; and long-term unemployed people unemployed for at least 52 weeks.
What's Funded
Financial assistance for eligible disadvantaged jobseekers to help overcome economic barriers to gaining or retaining ongoing employment.Expected Outcomes
Eligible jobseekers secure ongoing employment and are supported to overcome barriers to entering or staying in work.Key Information
Applicant Types
individual
Stage
any
Funding Purposes
employmentcommunity
Keywords
jobseeker supportemploymentdisadvantaged jobseekersdisabilityAboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderculturally and linguistically diverseyoung peoplelong-term unemployed
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Back to Work Jobseeker Support?
The Back to Work Jobseeker Support is a mixed grant offered by DTET in Australia. Provides financial assistance to disadvantaged jobseekers to secure ongoing employment. It supports individuals who face economic barriers to gaining or retaining employment.
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Who is eligible for the Back to Work Jobseeker Support?
- Jobseekers must belong to one or more eligible target groups
- Young people aged 15–24 must be unemployed for at least 8 weeks
- Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples must be unemployed for at least 8 weeks
- People with disability must be unemployed for at least 8 weeks
- Culturally and linguistically diverse peoples must be unemployed for at least 8 weeks
- Long-term unemployed people must be unemployed for at least 52 weeks
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When does the Back to Work Jobseeker Support close?
Applications close on 30 June 2026. This is a rolling program — new rounds may open.
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What activities are funded?
Financial assistance for eligible disadvantaged jobseekers to help overcome economic barriers to gaining or retaining ongoing employment.
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