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 support to people aged 22 years to age pension age who have capacity to work now or in the near future and prepared to satisfy shared obligation requirements.

JSP will consist of access for people who have briefly quit working or studying to recover from an illness or injury however who work or study to go back to. When the inability ends, and unless exempted from mutual commitments requirements (3.11.5), a recipient must:

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

How is JSP privilege determined?

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

Policy recommendation: SS Guide 8.4 Payment methods

Supplementary help

Recipients receiving JSP MAY likewise get several of the following as part of their JSP rate:

– rent 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 might be eligible for bereavement payments or a one-off partner bereavement payment

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

Policy reference: employment SS Guide 3.1.5 Bereavement payment arrangements

Background to JSP

JSP was introduced on 20 March 2020. The following payments gradually ceased 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 receivers on 20 March 2020 and ceased on 20 September 2020).
BVA (closed to brand-new recipients on 20 March 2020 and ceased when all existing recipients finished their bereavement period).
WA (1.2.3.30) (near new receivers on 1 July 2018 and ceased on 1 January 2022).
WP (1.2.3.20) (closed to brand-new recipients on 1 July 1995 stopped on 20 March 2020).
PA (1.2.2.10) (near brand-new recipients on 20 September 2003 stopped on 1 January 2022).
WidB (1.2.3.40) (near new receivers on 20 March 1997 stopped on 20 March 2020).

Last reviewed: 20 September 2022

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