JobPath employment service providers are paid on the basis of performance and with the exception of the initial registration fee, payments are made only when a client has achieved sustained employment, including self-employment, and ceases to be entitled to claim a jobseekers related payment.
Once a client ceases to claim a jobseekers’ related payment they are no longer required to engage with the Department’s activation services. However in-work support can be provided as required for up to a year.
It should be noted that Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA) is a jobseekers related payment and therefore the JobPath service providers would not be entitled to a fee for individuals who enter self-employment and are in receipt of this payment. However, if a JobPath participant becomes self employed and they are not in receipt of the BTWEA, then the JobPath providers would be entitled to a fee for this individual.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.