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

JSP will include access for people who have briefly stopped working or studying to recover from a health problem or job injury but who work or study to go back to. When the incapacity ends, and unless exempted from mutual responsibilities requirements (3.11.5), a recipient must:

– participate in or be willing to take part in authorized activities, and/or job search, job and
– be prepared to participate in, abide by or vary an existing Job Plan to satisfy the mutual responsibility requirements (3.11 ).

How is JSP entitlement determined?

JSP is computed on a daily basis and is paid in arrears, typically in instalments of 2 week. Instalment durations of less than 2 week may be paid where an individual changes their payday arrangements.

Policy referral: SS Guide 8.4 Payment approaches

Supplementary support

Recipients receiving JSP MAY also get several of the following as part of their JSP rate:

– lease help (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 also 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 may be eligible for bereavement payments or a one-off partner bereavement payment

Act recommendation: SSAct area 660LA Ongoing payment for job 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 introduced on 20 March 2020. The following payments progressively ceased as part of the creation of JSP:

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

Last evaluated: 20 September 2022

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