This blog is to help address the on-going confusion around reconfirming eligibility for Job Saver. We note that the advice provided by Service NSW relating to the requirement to confirm eligibility, and the making of automatic payments of JobSaver has changed frequently over recent weeks, adding to the frustration.

Due to the requirement to confirm eligibility each fortnight (from 30th August), it is possible that a business can oscillate in and out of Job Saver until the end of the program.

Payments were made for the three fortnights from 30 August to 10 October 2021 irrespective of whether the business confirmed its eligibility.

Our understanding of the current position from Service NSW can be summarised as follows:

• Businesses that are eligible for JobSaver payments for the three periods — from 30 August to 12 September 2021, 13 September to 26 September 2021 and from 27 September to 10 October 2021 — and either confirmed they were eligible or did not confirm whether they were eligible, will have automatically received JobSaver payments for those three fortnights. They will receive a reminder email for the period from 13 September to 26 September 2021 and for the period from 27 September to 10 October 2021, and each fortnight thereafter.
• Businesses that are ineligible for JobSaver payments for any or all of the three periods — from 30 August to 12 September 2021, 13 September to 26 September 2021 and from 27 September to 10 October 2021 — but either confirmed they were eligible or did not confirm whether they were eligible, will have automatically received JobSaver payments for those three fortnights. The business or NFP should contact Service NSW to advise they are ineligible for these JobSaver payments.
• Businesses that are eligible but confirmed they were not eligible for the period from 30 August to 12 September 2021 will not have received an email to reconfirm for the period from 13 September to 26 September 2021, or from 27 September to 10 October. They should contact Service NSW to arrange for confirmation of eligibility for these periods.
• From 11 October 2021 until the end of the program, a business will receive a payment only if they confirm they are eligible for the particular period. A reminder email will be sent every fortnight so businesses and NFPs can reconfirm whether they are eligible for each period.
• A business will not be able to confirm eligibility for any period until the preceding fortnight has been confirmed.
• You should have already noted that the fortnight from 30 August to 12 September 2021 has now been removed from the confirmation webpage. Confirming eligibility for this period is not required. This does not affect the making of payments for that fortnight, but it has allowed businesses and NFPs to reconfirm their eligibility for the fortnight from 13 September to 26 September 2021 without having to confirm the fortnight from 30 August to 12 September 2021.
• Any business that is ineligible and has received an overpayment will need to repay any overpayments. Service NSW will advise the mechanism for repaying overpayments soon.

Note – the above information is subject to potential further changes from Service NSW

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