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 changed NSA from 20 March 2020.

JSP is an earnings assistance payment that supplies financial assistance to individuals aged 22 years to age pension age who have capacity to work now or in the future and prepared to meet shared responsibility requirements.

JSP will include gain access to for individuals who have momentarily stopped working or studying to recuperate from an illness or injury however who have a task or study to return to. When the inability ends, employment and unless excused from shared commitments requirements (3.11.5), a recipient must:

– participate in or be ready to get involved in authorized activities, and/or task search, and
– be prepared to participate in, abide by or differ an existing Job Plan to fulfil the shared commitment requirements (3.11 ).

How is JSP entitlement determined?

JSP is determined on an everyday basis and is paid in defaults, normally in instalments of 2 week. Instalment periods of less than 14 days might be paid where an individual modifications their payday arrangements.

Policy reference: SS Guide 8.4 Payment techniques

Supplementary support

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

Policy reference: employment SS Guide 3.1.5 Bereavement payment arrangements

Background to JSP

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

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

Last examined: 20 September 2022

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