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 income support payment that offers financial help to individuals aged 22 years to age pension age who have capability to work now or in the future and prepared to fulfill mutual commitment requirements.

JSP will include access for individuals who have actually momentarily stopped working or studying to recover from a disease or injury however who have a job or research study to go back to. When the incapacity ends, and employment unless excused from mutual responsibilities requirements (3.11.5), a recipient must:

– take part in or be willing to take part in approved activities, and/or job search, and
– be prepared to participate in, abide by or differ an existing Job Plan to satisfy the shared commitment requirements (3.11 ).

How is JSP entitlement figured out?

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

Policy reference: SS Guide 8.4 Payment approaches

Supplementary assistance

Recipients getting 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 area allowance (1.2.7.80).
– authorized program of work supplement (1.2.7.180).

They MAY also be entitled to the following while in receipt 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 arrangements

Following the death of a partner, the making it through member of a couple might be eligible for bereavement payments or a one-off partner bereavement payment

Act referral: SSAct section 660LA Ongoing payment for death of partner, section 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 ceased as part of the development of JSP:

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

Last examined: 20 September 2022

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