What are stream services?
In most cases, a job seeker’s stream eligibility will be determined at their first contact with Centrelink. For those job seekers deemed Fully Eligible, Centrelink will run the Job Seeker Classification Instrument (JSCI) and, if required, refer the job seeker for a Job Capacity Assessment (JCA). This will assist in determining the job seeker’s capacity to participate, any identified barriers and interventions and the appropriate stream services for the job seeker’s circumstances: • Job seekers who are work ready will be referred to stream 1 • Job seekers with relatively moderate barriers to employment will be referred to stream 2 • Job seekers with relatively significant barriers to employment will be referred to stream 3 • Job seekers with severe barriers to employment will be referred to stream 4. Each stream will have a work experience phase, although job seekers can participate in work experience activities at any time. Services within each stream will be tailored to the individual
