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 offers financial assistance to aged 22 years to age pension age who have capability to work now or in the future and prepared to meet mutual obligation requirements.

JSP will include access for people who have actually briefly quit working or studying to recover from an illness or employment injury but who have a job or study to return to. When the inability ends, and unless exempted from shared responsibilities requirements (3.11.5), a recipient should:

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

How is JSP privilege figured out?

JSP is calculated on a day-to-day basis and is paid in arrears, normally in instalments of 2 week. Instalment durations of less than 14 days might be paid where an individual modifications their payday plans.

Policy reference: SS Guide 8.4 Payment techniques

Supplementary assistance

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).
– authorized 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 enduring member of a couple might be eligible for bereavement payments or a one-off partner bereavement payment

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

Policy reference: SS Guide 3.1.5 Bereavement payment provisions

Background to JSP

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

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

Last examined: 20 September 2022

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