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 provides financial help to individuals aged 22 years to age pension age who have capacity to work now or employment in the near future and prepared to meet shared commitment requirements.

JSP will include gain access to for individuals who have momentarily stopped working or studying to recuperate from a health problem or injury however who work or research study to return to. When the incapacity ends, and unless excused from shared obligations requirements (3.11.5), a recipient should:

– take part in or be ready to take part in approved activities, and/or job search, and
– be prepared to participate in, adhere to or employment vary an existing Job Plan to satisfy the shared responsibility requirements (3.11 ).

How is JSP entitlement figured out?

JSP is computed on a day-to-day basis and is paid in arrears, generally in instalments of 2 week. Instalment periods of less than 14 days might be paid where an individual 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:

– rent assistance (1.2.7.10).
– energy supplement (1.2.7.50).
– pharmaceutical allowance (1.2.7.20).
– remote location allowance (1.2.7.80).
– approved program of work supplement (1.2.7.180).

They MAY likewise 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 may be eligible for bereavement payments or a one-off partner bereavement payment

Act reference: SSAct area 660LA Ongoing payment for death of partner, area 660LH One-off payment for death of partner

Policy reference: SS Guide 3.1.5 Bereavement payment arrangements

Background to JSP

JSP was introduced on 20 March 2020. The following payments progressively stopped as part of the development of JSP:

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

Last evaluated: 20 September 2022

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