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 offers financial assistance to people aged 22 years to age pension age who have capacity to work now or in the near future and prepared to fulfill mutual obligation requirements.

JSP will include gain access to for people who have actually briefly quit working or studying to recuperate from a disease or injury but who have a job or research study to go back to. When the inability ends, and unless from shared obligations requirements (3.11.5), a recipient should:

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

How is JSP entitlement determined?

JSP is computed on a day-to-day basis and is paid in financial obligations, generally in instalments of 2 week. Instalment durations of less than 14 days might be paid where a person modifications their payday plans.

Policy reference: SS Guide 8.4 Payment methods

Supplementary support

Recipients receiving JSP MAY likewise receive several 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).
– 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 undertaking 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 referral: SSAct section 660LA Ongoing payment for death of partner, section 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 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 new receivers on 20 March 2020 and stopped when all existing recipients completed their bereavement period).
WA (1.2.3.30) (near new receivers on 1 July 2018 and stopped 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) (closed to new receivers on 20 September 2003 ceased on 1 January 2022).
WidB (1.2.3.40) (closed to new recipients on 20 March 1997 stopped on 20 March 2020).

Last reviewed: 20 September 2022

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