Funding for NT tourism, hospitality, agriculture and aged care businesses to attract workers

The Work Stay Play program provides funding to NT tourism, hospitality, agriculture and aged care businesses to help them attract critical workers.

Overview

Eligible businesses can apply for up to $1,500 for each new eligible worker. The cap on the total amount claimable is $60,000.

Payments for each worker will be split into 2 instalments:

• $750 when the eligible worker starts employment in the NT
• $750 after 8 weeks of continuous employment.

What are the eligibility criteria?

To be eligible, employers must:

• be a legal entity, with or without a registered business name
• hold a valid Australian business number (ABN)
• operate in at least one of the following sectors:
  • tourism
  • hospitality
  • aged care
  • plant production.

An eligible worker is a person who either:

• has relocated to the NT from outside the Territory to take up employment with an eligible employer, or
• is an NT resident who was unemployed for at least one month immediately before starting employment with the eligible employer.

Eligible workers must also:

• be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or otherwise legally authorised to work in Australia
• have started employment with an eligible employer on or after 30 April 2021
• be working a minimum of 20 hours per week
• not be related to the employer.

How do you apply?

Find out more about eligibility and how to apply at Work Stay Play Program.