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1.2.1.05 Jobseeker payment (JSP) - description

The Guides to Social Policy Law is a collection of publications developed to assist choice makers administering social policy law. The information consisted of in this publication is intended just as a guide to relevant legislation/policy. The information is precise as at the date listed at the bottom of the page, but may go through alter. To go over specific circumstances please contact Services Australia.

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 supplies monetary assistance to people aged 22 years to age pension age who have capacity to work now or in the near future and prepared to satisfy shared commitment requirements.

JSP will include gain access to for individuals who have actually briefly 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 inability ends, and unless exempted from mutual commitments requirements (3.11.5), a recipient should:

- participate in or want to participate in approved activities, and/or task search, and
be prepared to participate in, adhere to or vary an existing Job Plan to fulfil the shared commitment requirements (3.11 ).

How is JSP privilege figured out?

JSP is calculated on a daily basis and is paid in defaults, usually in instalments of 2 week. Instalment durations of less than 2 week might be paid where a person modifications their payday arrangements.

Policy reference: SS Guide 8.4 Payment methods

Supplementary support

Recipients getting JSP MAY likewise get one or job 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 job 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 may be eligible for bereavement payments or a one-off partner bereavement payment

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

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

Last examined: 20 September 2022

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