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 provides monetary assistance to individuals aged 22 years to age pension age who have capability to work now or in the future and employment prepared to satisfy shared commitment requirements.

JSP will include access for individuals who have temporarily stopped working or studying to recuperate from a health problem or injury but who work or research study to return to. When the inability ends, and unless excused from mutual responsibilities requirements (3.11.5), employment a recipient need to:

– participate in or want to take part in approved activities, and/or task search, and
– be prepared to participate in, comply with or vary an existing Job Plan to satisfy the shared responsibility requirements (3.11 ).

How is JSP privilege figured out?

JSP is calculated on a daily basis and is paid in defaults, typically in instalments of 2 week. Instalment durations of less than 2 week might be paid where an individual changes their payday plans.

Policy referral: SS Guide 8.4 Payment approaches

Supplementary support

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

– rent support (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 likewise 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 employment Education and Employment Program.

Bereavement payment provisions

Following the death of a partner, the enduring member of a couple may be eligible for bereavement payments or employment a one-off partner bereavement payment

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

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

Last evaluated: 20 September 2022

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