1.2.1.05 Jobseeker Payment (JSP) - Description

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1.2.1.05 (JSP) - description

What is JSP?

JSP is the working age payment that changed NSA from 20 March 2020.

JSP is an income support payment that supplies financial support to individuals aged 22 years to age pension age who have capacity to work now or in the future and prepared to fulfill shared obligation requirements.

JSP will include access for people who have temporarily quit working or studying to recover from a health problem or injury however who have a job or study to go back to. When the incapacity ends, and unless excused from mutual responsibilities requirements (3.11.5), a recipient must:

- take part in or employment be prepared to take part in approved activities, and/or task search, employment and - be prepared to participate in, employment comply with or differ an existing Job Plan to fulfil the mutual obligation requirements (3.11 ).

How is JSP privilege determined?

JSP is determined on a day-to-day basis and is paid in financial obligations, typically in instalments of 2 week. Instalment durations of less than 14 days might be paid where a person changes their payday arrangements.

Policy reference: SS Guide 8.4 Payment approaches

Supplementary help

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

- lease help (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 also be entitled to the following while in receipt 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 enduring member of a couple may be eligible for bereavement payments or a one-off partner bereavement payment

Act recommendation: SSAct area 660LA Ongoing payment for death of partner, area 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 progressively 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 recipients on 20 March 2020 and ceased on 20 September 2020). BVA (closed to brand-new receivers on 20 March 2020 and employment stopped when all existing recipients completed their bereavement period). WA (1.2.3.30) (near to brand-new receivers 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 brand-new recipients on 20 September 2003 ceased on 1 January 2022). WidB (1.2.3.40) (closed to new receivers on 20 March 1997 stopped on 20 March 2020).

Last examined: 20 September 2022

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