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 assistance payment that provides financial help to people aged 22 years to age pension age who have capacity to work now or in the near future and prepared to fulfill shared responsibility requirements.

JSP will include access for individuals who have briefly quit working or studying to recuperate from a health problem or injury however who work or employment study to go back to. When the inability ends, and unless excused from mutual responsibilities requirements (3.11.5), a recipient should:

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

How is JSP entitlement identified?

JSP is computed on a daily basis and is paid in arrears, usually in instalments of 14 days. Instalment periods of less than 14 days may be paid where a person modifications their payday plans.

Policy reference: SS Guide 8.4 Payment techniques

Supplementary help

Recipients getting JSP MAY likewise receive several of the following as part of their JSP rate:

- lease support (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 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 Education and Employment Program.

Bereavement payment provisions

Following the death of a partner, the surviving member of a couple may be qualified 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 employment death of partner

Policy reference: SS Guide 3.1.5 Bereavement payment arrangements

Background to JSP

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

- NSA (1.2.1.10) (stopped on 20 March 2020). SA (1.2.5.30) (near to brand-new receivers on 20 March 2020 and stopped on 20 September 2020). BVA (closed to brand-new recipients on 20 March 2020 and ceased when all existing recipients completed their bereavement period). WA (1.2.3.30) (near brand-new receivers on 1 July 2018 and stopped on 1 January 2022). WP (1.2.3.20) (near brand-new recipients on 1 July 1995 stopped on 20 March 2020). PA (1.2.2.10) (closed to new on 20 September 2003 stopped on 1 January 2022). WidB (1.2.3.40) (near new receivers on 20 March 1997 ceased on 20 March 2020).

Last reviewed: 20 September 2022

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