When you can get JobSeeker Payment is based upon your circumstances. There might be some waiting durations that impact how soon you can get your very first .

What you require to do before you make money

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

When you'll earn money

In many cases, you'll get your very first JobSeeker Payment around 2 weeks after we approve your claim You might have to wait if any waiting periods use. Once your payment starts, we'll pay you fortnightly.

We calculate the waiting period that applies to you when we examine your claim. The time it takes us to examine your claim does not affect your waiting duration. You can expect to hear from us within 21 days of submitting your claim.

If your Centrelink online account is connected to myGov, you can check your completed claim online. Check in now to discover:

- when we have actually 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 first payment.

Why you might need to wait

Some people will have a one week ordinary waiting duration. In some situations, employment you might need to wait on your first payment.

You have savings or other cash

If you or your partner have liquid properties over specific limits, you might have to wait 1 to 13 weeks. Liquid possessions are any funds readily available to you or your partner. This includes cash owed by your or your partner's company. Read about liquid assets waiting periods.

You got a swelling sum payment when you finished work

If your employer paid you a swelling amount as either:

- annual leave
- a redundancy when you left.
The time you have to wait is relative to the lump amount payment. Read about income upkeep durations.

You recently ended up seasonal work

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

You're brand-new to Australia

If you've recently gotten here in Australia as a resident, employment you may have to wait approximately 4 years to certify. Check out the recently arrived local's waiting period.

You have actually had a settlement payment

If you have actually had a lump amount compensation payment. The time you have to wait depends on how much your swelling amount payment is. Use our compensation estimator or phone us on your routine payment line for details about your compensation preclusion duration.

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

What you require to do to get your first JobSeeker Payment, how much you'll get and who to call about shared obligation requirements.

You may have to wait for a week before your payment begins. We will let you know when you claim if this uses to you.