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 replaced NSA from 20 March 2020.

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

JSP will include gain access to for people who have actually momentarily quit working or studying to recuperate from a disease or injury but who work or research study to go back to. When the incapacity ends, and unless excused from mutual commitments requirements (3.11.5), a recipient need to:

– take part in or want to take part in authorized activities, and/or job search, and
– be prepared to enter into, comply with or vary an existing Job Plan to satisfy the mutual commitment 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 14 days. Instalment durations of less than 2 week may be paid where a person modifications their payday plans.

Policy referral: SS Guide 8.4 Payment approaches

Supplementary help

Recipients receiving JSP MAY also get several 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 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 reference: employment 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 arrangements

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

Last evaluated: 20 September 2022

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