When You’ll get your first Payment

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

What you require to do before you make money

You’ll need to finish your preliminary tasks and report your earnings before we can make your first payment. Read about 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 begins, we’ll pay you fortnightly.

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

If your Centrelink online is linked to myGov, you can examine your completed claim online. Sign in now to learn:

– when we’ve accepted your claim.

– when your payment will begin

– when you need to report your income

– when your very first income 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 people will have a one week common waiting duration. In some circumstances, you might have to await your very first payment.

You have cost savings or other money

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

You got a lump sum payment when you ended up work

If your company paid you a lump sum as either:

– yearly leave

– a redundancy when you left.

The time you have to wait is relative to the lump sum payment. Check out income upkeep periods.

You recently ended up seasonal work

If you or employment your partner ended up seasonal, contract or periodic work in the 6 months before claiming. The time you require to wait depends on how much you made and for how long you were working. Read about the seasonal work preclusion duration.

You’re new to Australia

If you have actually just recently shown up in Australia as a citizen, you might have to wait as much as 4 years to qualify. Read about the newly arrived homeowner’s waiting period.

You’ve had a compensation payment

If you have actually had a swelling amount compensation payment. The time you have to wait depends on just how much your swelling sum payment is. Use our compensation estimator or phone us on your regular payment line for info about your compensation preclusion period.

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

What you need to do to get your first JobSeeker Payment, employment how much you’ll get and who to get in touch with about shared obligation requirements.

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