When you can get is based upon your circumstances. There may be some waiting periods that affect how quickly you can get your very first payment.
What you need to do before you make money
You'll need to finish your preliminary jobs and employment report your income before we can make your first payment. Read about new to JobSeeker Payment.
When you'll earn money
In many cases, you'll get your first JobSeeker Payment around 2 weeks after we authorize your claim You may have to wait if any waiting periods apply. Once your payment starts, we'll pay you fortnightly.
We calculate the waiting duration that uses to you when we examine your claim. The time it takes us to assess your claim doesn't impact your waiting period. You can expect to speak with us within 21 days of submitting your claim.
If your Centrelink online account is connected to myGov, you can inspect your finished claim online. Check in now to find out:
- when we've accepted your claim.
- when your payment will begin
- when you require to report your income
- when your very first income report is due.
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You'll require to report your earnings before we can make your first payment.
Why you may have to wait
Some individuals will have a one week ordinary waiting period. In some scenarios, you may need to wait for your very first payment.
You have cost savings or other cash
If you or your partner have liquid properties over specific limits, you may have to wait 1 to 13 weeks. Liquid possessions are any funds readily available to you or your partner. This consists of cash owed by your or your partner's company. Read about liquid assets waiting durations.
You got a swelling amount payment when you completed work
If your company paid you a lump amount as either:
- yearly leave
- a redundancy when you left.
The time you have to wait is relative to the swelling sum payment. Read about income maintenance durations.
You just recently ended up seasonal work
If you or your partner ended up seasonal, contract or intermittent work in the 6 months before declaring. The time you require to wait depends on how much you earned and how long you were working. Check out the seasonal work preclusion duration.
You're brand-new to Australia
If you've just recently arrived in Australia as a citizen, you might need to wait up to 4 years to certify. Read about the newly shown up homeowner's waiting period.
You've had a settlement payment
If you have actually had a swelling sum settlement payment. The time you have to wait depends upon just how much your swelling sum payment is. Use our compensation estimator or phone us on your routine payment line for information about your compensation preclusion duration.
We have tips and tools for employment budgeting and handling your money throughout this time.
What you need to do to get your first JobSeeker Payment, just how much you'll get and who to call about shared responsibility requirements.
You might need to wait for employment a week before your payment begins. We will let you understand when you declare if this applies to you.
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When You'll get your first Payment
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