1.2.1.05 Jobseeker Payment (JSP) – Description

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1.2.1.05 Jobseeker payment (JSP) – description

What is JSP?

JSP is the working age payment that changed NSA from 20 March 2020.

JSP is an earnings support payment that provides financial assistance to people aged 22 years to age pension age who have capability to work now or in the future and job prepared to fulfill mutual commitment requirements.

JSP will consist of gain access to for job people who have momentarily stopped working or studying to recuperate from an illness or injury but who work or research study to go back to. When the inability ends, and unless exempted from mutual obligations requirements (3.11.5), a recipient must:

– get involved in or be willing to participate in authorized activities, and/or job search, and
– be prepared to enter into, comply with or vary an existing Job Plan to fulfil the mutual obligation requirements (3.11 ).

How is JSP entitlement identified?

JSP is computed on a daily basis and job is paid in arrears, normally in instalments of 14 days. Instalment durations of less than 2 week might be paid where a person modifications their payday plans.

Policy referral: SS Guide 8.4 Payment techniques

Supplementary help

Recipients receiving JSP MAY likewise receive one or more of the following as part of their JSP rate:

– rent support (1.2.7.10).
– energy supplement (1.2.7.50).
– pharmaceutical allowance (1.2.7.20).
– remote area allowance (1.2.7.80).
– authorized program of work supplement (1.2.7.180).

They MAY likewise be entitled to the following while in receipt of JSP:

– telephone allowance (1.2.7.70).
HCC (1.2.8.10) or PCC (1.2.8.20).
LLNS (1.2.7.110) if undertaking training through the Skills for Education and Employment Program.

Bereavement payment arrangements

Following the death of a partner, the surviving member of a couple might be eligible for bereavement payments or a one-off partner bereavement payment

Act reference: SSAct area 660LA Ongoing payment for death of partner, area 660LH One-off payment for death of partner

Policy referral: SS Guide 3.1.5 Bereavement payment provisions

Background to JSP

JSP was introduced on 20 March 2020. The following payments gradually ceased as part of the production of JSP:

– NSA (1.2.1.10) (ceased on 20 March 2020).
SA (1.2.5.30) (near new recipients on 20 March 2020 and stopped on 20 September 2020).
BVA (closed to brand-new recipients on 20 March 2020 and job stopped when all existing recipients completed their bereavement duration).
WA (1.2.3.30) (near to brand-new receivers on 1 July 2018 and stopped on 1 January 2022).
WP (1.2.3.20) (closed to brand-new recipients on 1 July 1995 stopped on 20 March 2020).
PA (1.2.2.10) (near brand-new receivers on 20 September 2003 ceased on 1 January 2022).
WidB (1.2.3.40) (near brand-new receivers on 20 March 1997 stopped on 20 March 2020).

Last evaluated: 20 September 2022

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