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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 support payment that provides financial support to people aged 22 years to age pension age who have capability to work now or in the future and prepared to fulfill shared commitment requirements.

JSP will consist of gain access to for people who have temporarily stopped working or studying to recuperate from a disease or injury however who have a job or research study to go back to. When the incapacity ends, and unless exempted from shared responsibilities requirements (3.11.5), a recipient need to:

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

How is JSP privilege figured out?

JSP is computed on a day-to-day basis and is paid in arrears, normally in instalments of 2 week. Instalment periods of less than 14 days might be paid where a person modifications their payday plans.

Policy recommendation: SS Guide 8.4 Payment approaches

Supplementary help

Recipients receiving 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).
- 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 undertaking training through the Skills for Education and Employment Program.

Bereavement payment arrangements

Following the death of a partner, the making it through member of a couple may be qualified for bereavement payments or a one-off partner bereavement payment

Act reference: 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 ceased as part of the development of JSP:

- NSA (1.2.1.10) (ceased on 20 March 2020).
SA (1.2.5.30) (closed to brand-new receivers on 20 March 2020 and ceased 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) (near to new recipients on 1 July 2018 and stopped on 1 January 2022).
WP (1.2.3.20) (near new recipients on 1 July 1995 stopped on 20 March 2020).
PA (1.2.2.10) (near new recipients on 20 September 2003 stopped on 1 January 2022).
WidB (1.2.3.40) (near to brand-new recipients on 20 March 1997 ceased on 20 March 2020).

Last examined: 20 September 2022

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