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 earnings support payment that supplies monetary 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 shared commitment requirements.

JSP will include gain access to for individuals who have momentarily stopped working or studying to recuperate from a disease or injury but who have a job or study to go back to. When the incapacity ends, and unless exempted from mutual commitments requirements (3.11.5), a recipient must:

– take part in or want to take part in authorized activities, and/or job search, and
– be prepared to participate in, adhere to or differ an existing Job Plan to satisfy the mutual obligation requirements (3.11 ).

How is JSP entitlement figured out?

JSP is determined on an everyday basis and is paid in defaults, normally in instalments of 14 days. Instalment periods of less than 2 week might be paid where an individual modifications their payday plans.

Policy reference: SS Guide 8.4 Payment methods

Supplementary help

Recipients receiving JSP MAY likewise get one or more 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 also be entitled to the following while in invoice 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 bereavement payments or a one-off partner bereavement payment

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

Policy referral: employment SS Guide 3.1.5 Bereavement payment provisions

Background to JSP

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

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

Last reviewed: employment 20 September 2022

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