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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 support payment that provides monetary help 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 include access for individuals who have actually momentarily quit working or studying to recover from a health problem or injury however who work or study to go back to. When the inability ends, employment and unless exempted from shared responsibilities requirements (3.11.5), a recipient should:

– take part in or want to participate in approved activities, and/or job search, and
– be prepared to participate in, abide by or vary an existing Job Plan to fulfil the mutual commitment requirements (3.11 ).

How is JSP entitlement figured out?

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

Policy referral: SS Guide 8.4 Payment techniques

Supplementary help

Recipients receiving JSP MAY also receive 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 area allowance (1.2.7.80).
– authorized program of work supplement (1.2.7.180).

They MAY likewise 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 undertaking 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 recommendation: SSAct section 660LA Ongoing payment for death of partner, employment section 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 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 recipients on 20 March 2020 and stopped on 20 September 2020).
BVA (near to brand-new recipients on 20 March 2020 and stopped when all existing receivers completed their bereavement period).
WA (1.2.3.30) (closed to new receivers on 1 July 2018 and ceased on 1 January 2022).
WP (1.2.3.20) (near to brand-new receivers on 1 July 1995 stopped on 20 March 2020).
PA (1.2.2.10) (near to new recipients on 20 September 2003 stopped on 1 January 2022).
WidB (1.2.3.40) (closed to brand-new recipients on 20 March 1997 ceased on 20 March 2020).

Last examined: 20 September 2022

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