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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 offers financial support to people aged 22 years to age pension age who have capacity to work now or in the near future and prepared to meet shared commitment requirements.
JSP will consist of access for people who have actually momentarily quit working or studying to recover from a disease or injury however who work or study to go back to. When the inability ends, and unless excused from mutual obligations requirements (3.11.5), a recipient must:
- take part in or employment want to participate in authorized activities, and/or task search, employment and
- be prepared to enter into, comply with or differ an existing Job Plan to fulfil the mutual obligation requirements (3.11 ).
How is JSP entitlement figured out?
JSP is computed on a daily basis and is paid in arrears, typically in instalments of 14 days. Instalment periods of less than 14 days might be paid where a person changes their payday arrangements.
Policy reference: SS Guide 8.4 Payment methods
Supplementary assistance
Recipients receiving JSP MAY also receive one or more 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).
- approved program of work supplement (1.2.7.180).
They MAY also be entitled to the following while in invoice of JSP:
- telephone allowance (1.2.7.70).
HCC (1.2.8.10) or employment 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 making it through member of a couple might be qualified 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 provisions
Background to JSP
JSP was presented on 20 March 2020. The following payments gradually stopped as part of the creation of JSP:
- NSA (1.2.1.10) (stopped on 20 March 2020).
SA (1.2.5.30) (near to brand-new recipients on 20 March 2020 and stopped on 20 September 2020).
BVA (closed to new recipients on 20 March 2020 and ceased when all existing receivers completed their bereavement period).
WA (1.2.3.30) (near new receivers on 1 July 2018 and ceased on 1 January 2022).
WP (1.2.3.20) (near to brand-new recipients on 1 July 1995 ceased on 20 March 2020).
PA (1.2.2.10) (closed to brand-new receivers on 20 September 2003 ceased on 1 January 2022).
WidB (1.2.3.40) (near to brand-new recipients on 20 March 1997 stopped on 20 March 2020).
Last reviewed: 20 September 2022
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