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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 support payment that provides financial support to people aged 22 years to age pension age who have capacity to work now or in the future and prepared to meet mutual commitment requirements.
JSP will consist of access for individuals who have briefly quit working or wiki.team-glisto.com studying to recuperate from a health problem or injury however who have a task or study to go back to. When the incapacity ends, and unless excused from mutual responsibilities requirements (3.11.5), a recipient need to:
- get involved in or want to take part in authorized activities, and/or job search, and - be prepared to get in into, adhere to or differ an existing Job Plan to fulfil the shared responsibility requirements (3.11 ).
How is JSP privilege figured out?
JSP is calculated on a daily basis and is paid in arrears, usually in instalments of 2 week. Instalment durations of less than 14 days may be paid where a person modifications their payday plans.
Policy referral: SS Guide 8.4 Payment methods
Supplementary help
Recipients receiving JSP MAY also get one or more of the following as part of their JSP rate:
- lease support (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 arrangements
Following the death of a partner, the enduring member of a couple might be eligible for bereavement payments or a one-off partner bereavement payment
Act reference: SSAct section 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 progressively 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 brand-new receivers on 20 March 2020 and stopped on 20 September 2020). BVA (closed to brand-new recipients on 20 March 2020 and stopped 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 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) (closed to brand-new receivers on 20 March 1997 stopped on 20 March 2020).
Last reviewed: 20 September 2022
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