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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 supplies financial assistance to people aged 22 years to age pension age who have capability to work now or in the future and prepared to meet shared commitment requirements.
  
  JSP will consist of gain access to for individuals who have actually momentarily stopped working or studying to recover from a disease or injury however who work or study to go back to. When the inability ends, and unless excused from mutual responsibilities requirements (3.11.5), a recipient must:
  
  - get involved in or be prepared to take part in approved activities, and/or job search, and
• be prepared to participate in, job comply with or job differ an existing Job Plan to satisfy the mutual responsibility requirements (3.11 ).
  
  How is JSP privilege identified?
  
  JSP is computed on an everyday basis and is paid in financial obligations, job generally in instalments of 2 week. Instalment periods of less than 2 week may be paid where a person changes their payday arrangements.
  
  Policy recommendation: SS Guide 8.4 Payment approaches
  
  Supplementary help
  
  Recipients receiving JSP MAY also get one or more 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 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 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 carrying out training through the Skills for Education and Employment Program.
  
  Bereavement payment provisions
  
  Following the death of a partner, the surviving member of a couple might be qualified for bereavement payments or job a one-off partner bereavement payment
  
  Act reference: 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 arrangements
  
  Background to JSP
  
  JSP was introduced on 20 March 2020. The following ceased as part of the creation of JSP:
  
  - NSA (1.2.1.10) (stopped on 20 March 2020). SA (1.2.5.30) (near to brand-new recipients on 20 March 2020 and stopped on 20 September 2020). BVA (near brand-new recipients on 20 March 2020 and stopped when all existing recipients finished their bereavement duration). WA (1.2.3.30) (near to new receivers on 1 July 2018 and ceased on 1 January 2022). WP (1.2.3.20) (near new receivers on 1 July 1995 ceased 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 brand-new receivers on 20 March 1997 stopped on 20 March 2020).
  
  Last reviewed: 20 September 2022
  
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