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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 offers financial support to individuals aged 22 years to age pension age who have capability to work now or in the near future and prepared to satisfy shared obligation requirements.

JSP will include gain access to for people who have actually temporarily quit working or studying to recuperate from an illness or injury however who work or study to return to. When the inability ends, and unless exempted from mutual responsibilities requirements (3.11.5), a recipient need to:

– get involved in or be willing to take part in authorized activities, and/or employment task search, and
– be prepared to participate in, abide by or differ an existing Job Plan to satisfy the mutual responsibility requirements (3.11 ).

How is JSP privilege figured out?

JSP is calculated on an everyday basis and is paid in defaults, employment generally in instalments of 2 week. Instalment durations of less than 14 days might be paid where an individual changes their payday arrangements.

Policy recommendation: SS Guide 8.4 Payment methods

Supplementary support

Recipients receiving JSP MAY likewise 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 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 eligible for bereavement payments or a one-off partner bereavement payment

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

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

Last evaluated: 20 September 2022

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