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 assistance payment that offers monetary help to people aged 22 years to age pension age who have capability to work now or in the near future and prepared to meet shared obligation requirements.

JSP will include gain access to for people who have actually briefly quit working or studying to recuperate from a disease or employment injury but who work or study to return to. When the inability ends, and unless excused from shared obligations requirements (3.11.5), a recipient must:

– get involved in or employment be willing to take part in authorized activities, and/or job search, and
– be prepared to get in into, employment comply with or vary an existing Job Plan to fulfil the shared obligation requirements (3.11 ).

How is JSP privilege identified?

JSP is computed on a day-to-day basis and is paid in financial obligations, normally in instalments of 2 week. Instalment periods of less than 2 week might be paid where a person modifications their payday arrangements.

Policy reference: SS Guide 8.4 Payment methods

Supplementary help

Recipients getting JSP MAY also receive one or more 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 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 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 qualified for bereavement payments or a one-off partner bereavement payment

Act recommendation: SSAct section 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 provisions

Background to JSP

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

– NSA (1.2.1.10) (ceased on 20 March 2020).
SA (1.2.5.30) (near 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 receivers completed their bereavement duration).
WA (1.2.3.30) (closed to brand-new receivers on 1 July 2018 and stopped on 1 January 2022).
WP (1.2.3.20) (closed to brand-new receivers on 1 July 1995 ceased on 20 March 2020).
PA (1.2.2.10) (closed to new recipients 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 evaluated: 20 September 2022

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