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When You’ll get your first Payment

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

What you require to do before you make money

You’ll require to complete your initial jobs 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 very first JobSeeker Payment around 2 weeks after we authorize your claim You might need to wait if any waiting periods apply. Once your payment starts, we’ll pay you fortnightly.

We calculate the waiting duration that applies to you when we evaluate your claim. The time it takes us to evaluate your claim does not affect your waiting duration. You can anticipate to speak with us within 21 days of sending your claim.

If your Centrelink online account is linked to myGov, you can inspect your finished claim online. Sign in now to learn:

– when we’ve accepted your claim.

– when your payment will begin

– when you require to report your income

– when your first is due.

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You’ll need to report your income before we can make your very first payment.

Why you might have to wait

Some people will have a one week regular waiting duration. In some scenarios, you might have to wait for your first payment.

You have cost savings or job other money

If you or your partner have liquid possessions over certain limitations, job you might have to wait 1 to 13 weeks. Liquid possessions are any funds easily available to you or your partner. This consists of money owed by your or your partner’s employer. Check out liquid properties waiting periods.

You got a swelling sum payment when you completed work

If your company paid you a lump sum as either:

– annual leave

– a redundancy when you left.

The time you have to wait is relative to the lump amount payment. Read about earnings maintenance durations.

You recently finished seasonal work

If you or your partner finished seasonal, job agreement or periodic work in the 6 months before claiming. The time you need to wait depends upon how much you earned and the length of time you were working. Check out the seasonal work preclusion duration.

You’re new to Australia

If you’ve just recently arrived in Australia as a local, you may need to wait approximately 4 years to qualify. Read about the newly arrived citizen’s waiting duration.

You’ve had a settlement payment

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

We have suggestions and job tools for budgeting and job managing your cash during this time.

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

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