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 near future and prepared to satisfy shared obligation requirements.
JSP will include gain access to for individuals who have temporarily stopped working or studying to recuperate from an illness or injury but who work or study to go back to. When the incapacity ends, and unless excused from mutual responsibilities requirements (3.11.5), a recipient should:
- take part in or want to take part 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 obligation requirements (3.11 ).
How is JSP privilege identified?
JSP is calculated on a day-to-day basis and is paid in financial obligations, job normally in instalments of 14 days. Instalment periods of less than 14 days might be paid where a person changes their payday arrangements.
Policy referral: SS Guide 8.4 Payment techniques
Supplementary support
Recipients getting JSP MAY also receive several of the following as part of their JSP rate:
- lease assistance (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 also 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 surviving member of a couple may be eligible 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 ceased as part of the production 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 brand-new recipients on 20 March 2020 and stopped when all existing recipients finished their bereavement period). WA (1.2.3.30) (closed to brand-new recipients on 1 July 2018 and ceased on 1 January 2022). WP (1.2.3.20) (near to new receivers on 1 July 1995 ceased on 20 March 2020). PA (1.2.2.10) (near to new recipients on 20 September 2003 ceased on 1 January 2022). WidB (1.2.3.40) (closed to new recipients on 20 March 1997 stopped on 20 March 2020).
Last examined: 20 September 2022
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