When You'll get your very First Payment

When you can get JobSeeker Payment is based on your situations. There may be some waiting durations that affect how soon you can get your first payment.

What you require to do before you earn money

You'll need to complete your preliminary tasks and report your earnings before we can make your very first payment. Check out brand-new to JobSeeker Payment.

When you'll earn money

In the majority of cases, you'll get your first JobSeeker Payment around 2 weeks after we approve your claim You may have to wait if any waiting periods apply. Once your payment starts, we'll pay you fortnightly.

We compute the waiting duration that applies to you when we assess your claim. The time it takes us to examine your claim does not impact your waiting period. You can anticipate to hear from us within 21 days of sending your claim.

If your Centrelink online account is linked to myGov, you can check your finished claim online. Sign in now to find out:

- when we've accepted your claim.
- when your will start
- 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 earnings before we can make your first payment.

Why you might have to wait

Some people will have a one week ordinary waiting period. In some situations, you may have to await your first payment.

You have cost savings or other money

If you or your partner have liquid properties over particular limits, you may have to wait 1 to 13 weeks. Liquid assets are any funds readily offered to you or your partner. This includes cash owed by your or your partner's employer. Check out liquid properties waiting periods.

You got a lump sum payment when you finished work

If your company paid you a swelling amount as either:

- annual leave
- a redundancy when you left.
The time you have to wait is relative to the swelling amount payment. Check out earnings maintenance durations.

You just recently completed seasonal work

If you or your partner finished seasonal, contract or periodic operate in the 6 months before claiming. The time you need to wait depends on just how much you earned and for employment how long you were working. Check out the seasonal work preclusion period.

You're new to Australia

If you have actually just recently shown up in Australia as a resident, you may need to wait as much as 4 years to qualify. Check out the recently arrived citizen's waiting period.

You've had a settlement payment

If you've had a lump amount settlement payment. The time you need to wait depends on just how much your lump sum payment is. Use our payment estimator or employment phone us on your routine payment line for info about your settlement preclusion duration.

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

What you require to do to get your first JobSeeker Payment, how much you'll get and who to get in touch with about mutual responsibility requirements.

You might need to await a week before your payment starts. We will let you know when you claim if this applies to you.