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 help to people aged 22 years to age pension age who have capacity to work now or in the near future and prepared to meet mutual obligation requirements.

JSP will include gain access to for individuals who have actually momentarily quit working or studying to recover from a health problem or injury but who work or research study to return to. When the inability ends, and unless exempted from shared responsibilities requirements (3.11.5), a recipient need to:

– get involved in or want to participate in authorized activities, and/or task search, and
– be prepared to enter into, comply with or differ an existing Job Plan to fulfil the shared commitment requirements (3.11 ).

How is JSP privilege figured out?

JSP is determined on an everyday basis and is paid in financial obligations, usually in instalments of 2 week. Instalment periods of less than 14 days might be paid where a person changes their payday arrangements.

Policy referral: SS Guide 8.4 Payment methods

Supplementary assistance

Recipients getting JSP MAY also get one or employment more of the following as part of their JSP rate:

– rent assistance (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 employment PCC (1.2.8.20).
LLNS (1.2.7.110) if carrying out training through the Skills for employment Education and Employment Program.

Bereavement payment arrangements

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

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

Policy recommendation: 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 development of JSP:

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

Last evaluated: 20 September 2022

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