When you can get JobSeeker Payment is based upon your circumstances. There may be some waiting periods that affect how soon you can get your very first payment.

What you require to do before you get paid

You’ll require to finish your preliminary tasks and report your earnings before we can make your very first payment. Check out new to JobSeeker Payment.

When you’ll earn money

In most cases, you’ll get your very first JobSeeker Payment around 2 weeks after we approve your claim You might have to wait if any waiting durations apply. Once your payment begins, we’ll pay you fortnightly.

We determine the waiting period that uses to you when we assess your claim. The time it takes us to evaluate your claim does not impact your waiting period. You can expect to hear from us within 21 days of sending your claim.

If your Centrelink online account is linked to myGov, you can examine your finished claim online. Check in now to discover:

- when we’ve accepted your claim.
- when your payment will begin
- when you need to report your income
- when your very first earnings report is due.
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You’ll require to report your income before we can make your very first payment.

Why you might have to wait

Some individuals will have a one week normal waiting period. In some scenarios, employment you may have to wait for your first payment.

You have cost savings or other cash

If you or your partner have liquid possessions over specific limitations, you might have to wait 1 to 13 weeks. are any funds easily available to you or your partner. This consists of cash owed by your or your partner’s employer. Read about liquid properties waiting periods.

You got a swelling amount payment when you ended up work

If your company paid you a swelling amount as either:

- annual leave
- a redundancy when you left.
The time you need to wait is relative to the swelling amount payment. Read about income upkeep durations.

You just recently completed seasonal work

If you or your partner ended up seasonal, agreement or periodic operate in the 6 months before declaring. The time you need to wait depends on just how much you made and how long you were working. Read about the seasonal work preclusion period.

You’re brand-new to Australia

If you have actually recently shown up in Australia as a homeowner, you may have to wait approximately 4 years to certify. Check out the recently shown up homeowner’s waiting duration.

You’ve had a settlement payment

If you’ve had a lump sum compensation payment. The time you need to wait depends upon just how much your swelling sum payment is. Use our settlement estimator or phone us on your routine payment line for information about your payment preclusion period.

We have tips and tools for budgeting and handling your money throughout this time.

What you need to do to get your very first JobSeeker Payment, how much you’ll get and who to contact about shared responsibility requirements.

You may need to await a week before your payment begins. We will let you know when you claim if this uses to you.