When You'll get your very First Payment

When you can get JobSeeker Payment is based on your circumstances. 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 initial tasks and report your income before we can make your first payment. Check out new to JobSeeker Payment.

When you'll earn money

For the most part, you'll get your first JobSeeker Payment around 2 weeks after we authorize your claim You may need to wait if any waiting durations apply. Once your payment begins, we'll pay you fortnightly.

We determine the waiting period that applies to you when we assess your claim. The time it takes us to evaluate your claim does not affect your waiting period. You can anticipate to hear from us within 21 days of submitting your claim.

If your Centrelink online account is linked to myGov, you can inspect your completed claim online. Sign in now to discover out:

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

Why you might need to wait

Some individuals will have a one week ordinary waiting period. In some situations, you may need to wait for job your first payment.

You have savings or job other cash

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

You got a lump sum payment when you ended up work

If your employer paid you a lump amount as either:

- annual leave
- a redundancy when you left.
The time you need to wait is relative to the lump sum payment. Check out earnings upkeep periods.

You recently ended up seasonal work

If you or your partner completed seasonal, job agreement or intermittent work in the 6 months before declaring. The time you require to wait depends on how much you made and job how long you were working. Check out the seasonal work preclusion duration.

You're brand-new to Australia

If you've recently arrived in as a citizen, you might need to wait approximately 4 years to qualify. Check out the recently gotten here citizen's waiting duration.

You have actually had a settlement payment

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

We have ideas and tools for budgeting and managing your money during this time.

What you need to do to get your first JobSeeker Payment, just how much you'll get and job who to call about mutual responsibility requirements.

You might need to wait for a week before your payment begins. We will let you understand when you claim if this applies to you.