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 replaced NSA from 20 March 2020.

JSP is an income support payment that supplies financial assistance to people aged 22 years to age pension age who have capability to work now or in the near future and prepared to meet mutual commitment requirements.

JSP will consist of gain access to for people who have briefly stopped working or studying to recover from a disease or injury however who have a task or study to return to. When the inability ends, and employment unless exempted from mutual commitments requirements (3.11.5), a recipient should:

– take part in or want to get involved in authorized activities, and/or employment task search, and
– be prepared to enter into, adhere to or differ an existing Job Plan to fulfil the shared obligation requirements (3.11 ).

How is JSP entitlement determined?

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

Policy reference: SS Guide 8.4 Payment techniques

Supplementary help

Recipients getting JSP MAY also get several of the following as part of their JSP rate:

– lease help (1.2.7.10).
– energy supplement (1.2.7.50).
– pharmaceutical allowance (1.2.7.20).
– remote location allowance (1.2.7.80).
– approved 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 carrying out training through the Skills for Education and Employment Program.

Bereavement payment arrangements

Following the death of a partner, the making it through member of a couple may be qualified for employment bereavement payments or a partner bereavement payment

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

Policy reference: SS Guide 3.1.5 Bereavement payment arrangements

Background to JSP

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

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

Last examined: 20 September 2022

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