Jobseeker Support is one of the initiatives under the Back to Work program. It provides financial assistance to disadvantaged jobseekers to secure ongoing employment and supports individuals where there is an economic barrier to gaining or retaining employment.

Jobseeker Support aims to increase the employability skills of jobseekers and equip individuals with the skills and supports necessary to gain and maintain employment.

Jobseeker Support provides financial support to eligible jobseekers to address barriers to employment. This could include costs associated with:

• Driving lessons (up to a maximum of 10 lessons)
• White Card, Blue Card and Yellow Card fees
• Machinery tickets or other licences
• Funding to purchase identification (this includes birth certificate, driver licence and/or a photo identification card only, passports are not included as eligible).
• Uniforms and appropriate tools and equipment relevant to the chosen career path (up to a maximum of $1000).

Funding must be linked to a genuine employment opportunity. If the eligible jobseeker requires support outside of what is listed above, they may request consideration based on their individual circumstances.

The maximum amount of funding available is $3000. This can be across multiple goods and services.

Applications open for initial payments until 30 June 2026.

Jobseekers who identify as belonging to one or more of the following target groups are eligible:

• young people aged 15-24 years (unemployed for a minimum of 8 weeks)
• First Nations peoples (unemployed for a minimum of 8 weeks)
• people with disability (unemployed for a minimum of 8 weeks)
• culturally and linguistically diverse people (unemployed for a minimum of 8 weeks)
• long-term unemployed people (unemployed for 52 weeks or longer)

Your principal place of residence must be in Queensland.

You must be either:

• An Australian citizen
• An Australian permanent resident
• A New Zealand citizen or
• A temporary resident with the necessary visa and work permits on the pathway to permanent residency.

• Phone: 13 74 68
• Email: jobseekersupport@desbt.qld.gov.au