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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 monetary support to people aged 22 years to age pension age who have capacity to work now or in the future and prepared to fulfill mutual commitment requirements.
  
  JSP will include gain access to for employment individuals who have momentarily stopped working or employment studying to recover from an illness or injury however who have a task or study to return to. When the inability ends, and unless excused from mutual obligations requirements (3.11.5), a recipient must:
  
  - take part in or want to take part in authorized activities, and/or task search, and
• be prepared to enter into, comply with or employment differ an existing Job Plan to fulfil the shared obligation requirements (3.11 ).
  
  How is JSP entitlement figured out?
  
  JSP is calculated on a daily basis and is paid in financial obligations, generally 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 approaches
  
  Supplementary assistance
  
  Recipients receiving JSP MAY likewise one or more 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).
• authorized 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 carrying out training through the Skills for Education and Employment Program.
  
  Bereavement payment arrangements
  
  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 referral: SSAct section 660LA Ongoing payment for death of partner, employment area 660LH One-off payment for death of partner
  
  Policy recommendation: SS Guide 3.1.5 Bereavement payment provisions
  
  Background to JSP
  
  JSP was presented on 20 March 2020. The following payments progressively stopped as part of the creation of JSP:
  
  - NSA (1.2.1.10) (ceased on 20 March 2020). SA (1.2.5.30) (closed to brand-new recipients on 20 March 2020 and ceased on 20 September 2020). BVA (near to new receivers on 20 March 2020 and stopped when all existing receivers finished their bereavement period). WA (1.2.3.30) (near to new recipients on 1 July 2018 and stopped on 1 January 2022). WP (1.2.3.20) (near to new receivers on 1 July 1995 stopped on 20 March 2020). PA (1.2.2.10) (near to new recipients on 20 September 2003 stopped on 1 January 2022). WidB (1.2.3.40) (near brand-new receivers on 20 March 1997 ceased on 20 March 2020).
  
  Last examined: 20 September 2022
  
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