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 NSA from 20 March 2020.

JSP is an income assistance payment that provides financial support to individuals aged 22 years to age pension age who have capacity to work now or in the future and prepared to satisfy mutual responsibility requirements.

JSP will consist of gain access to for job individuals who have momentarily stopped working or studying to recover from an illness or injury however who have a job or study to go back to. When the inability ends, and unless excused from shared obligations requirements (3.11.5), job a recipient must:

– take part in or want to take part in approved activities, and/or task search, and
– be prepared to enter into, comply with or differ an existing Job Plan to satisfy the mutual commitment requirements (3.11 ).

How is JSP privilege identified?

JSP is determined on a daily basis and is paid in financial obligations, usually in instalments of 14 days. Instalment durations of less than 14 days may be paid where an individual changes their payday plans.

Policy referral: SS Guide 8.4 Payment approaches

Supplementary assistance

Recipients getting JSP MAY also get 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).
– 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 carrying out training through the Skills for Education and Employment Program.

Bereavement payment arrangements

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

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

Policy reference: 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 brand-new receivers on 20 March 2020 and ceased on 20 September 2020).
BVA (near new recipients on 20 March 2020 and ceased when all existing recipients finished their bereavement period).
WA (1.2.3.30) (closed to brand-new recipients on 1 July 2018 and stopped on 1 January 2022).
WP (1.2.3.20) (near brand-new receivers on 1 July 1995 ceased on 20 March 2020).
PA (1.2.2.10) (near new receivers on 20 September 2003 ceased on 1 January 2022).
WidB (1.2.3.40) (closed to brand-new recipients on 20 March 1997 stopped on 20 March 2020).

Last evaluated: 20 September 2022

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