1 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 support payment that offers monetary assistance to people aged 22 years to age pension age who have capacity to work now or in the future and prepared to fulfill mutual obligation requirements.
  
  JSP will consist of access for people who have momentarily quit working or studying to recover from an illness or injury but who work or research study to go back to. When the incapacity ends, and unless excused from mutual responsibilities requirements (3.11.5), a recipient should:
  
  - participate in or be willing to participate in approved activities, and/or task search, and
• be prepared to get in into, abide by or differ an existing Job Plan to fulfil the mutual commitment requirements (3.11 ).
  
  How is JSP entitlement identified?
  
  JSP is computed on a day-to-day basis and is paid in arrears, generally in instalments of 14 days. Instalment periods of less than 14 days may be paid where an individual changes their payday plans.
  
  Policy referral: SS Guide 8.4 Payment techniques
  
  Supplementary assistance
  
  Recipients receiving JSP MAY likewise 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 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 recommendation: 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 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 botdb.win ceased on 20 September 2020). BVA (closed to brand-new receivers on 20 March 2020 and stopped when all existing recipients completed their bereavement period). WA (1.2.3.30) (closed to brand-new receivers on 1 July 2018 and stopped 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 ceased on 20 March 2020).
  
  Last reviewed: 20 September 2022
  
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