Return to Work Program - Phase 3

The Return to Work Program is for women who have been unemployed for one month or more and intend to return to work within 6 months.

As part of the program, one-off grants of up to $5,000 will be made available to eligible women to purchase approved goods and services such as:

• education and training
• support material for courses
• work necessities such as specialist clothing, equipment, IT
• transportation costs
• childcare/respite

Funding is limited and priority will be given to eligible:

• First Nations women
• women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
• women living in regional, rural and remote areas (beyond Greater Sydney)
• women living with disability
• women who are refugees
• women over 50 years of age
• young women leaving out-of-home care
• women who are carers (provide care to another person who lives with a disability, medical condition, mental illness, or is frail and aged)
• women who are victim-survivors of domestic and family violence