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 earnings assistance payment that provides financial assistance to people aged 22 years to age pension age who have capability to work now or in the near future and prepared to fulfill mutual obligation requirements.

JSP will include access for people who have briefly quit working or studying to recover from a disease or injury however who work or research study to go back to. When the inability ends, and unless excused from mutual responsibilities requirements (3.11.5), a recipient need to:

– take part in or employment be willing to get involved in authorized activities, and/or job search, and
– be prepared to get in into, adhere to or differ an existing Job Plan to satisfy the mutual obligation requirements (3.11 ).

How is JSP privilege identified?

JSP is calculated on an everyday basis and is paid in financial obligations, employment usually in instalments of 14 days. Instalment durations of less than 2 week might be paid where a person modifications their payday arrangements.

Policy recommendation: SS Guide 8.4 Payment techniques

Supplementary support

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

– rent assistance (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 provisions

Following the death of a partner, the enduring member of a couple might be eligible for employment bereavement payments or a one-off partner bereavement payment

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

Policy recommendation: SS Guide 3.1.5 Bereavement payment provisions

Background to JSP

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

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

Last reviewed: 20 September 2022

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