When you can get JobSeeker Payment 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 earn money

You'll need to finish your initial tasks and report your earnings before we can make your first payment. Read about brand-new to JobSeeker Payment.

When you'll make money

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

We compute the waiting period that uses to you when we evaluate your claim. The time it takes us to evaluate your claim does not impact your waiting duration. You can expect to hear from us within 21 days of sending your claim.

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

- when we've accepted your claim.
- when your payment will start
- when you require to report your earnings
- when your first earnings 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 people will have a one week common waiting period. In some situations, employment you may need to wait for employment your very first payment.

You have savings or other cash

If you or employment your partner have liquid possessions over certain limitations, you may need to wait 1 to 13 weeks. Liquid assets are any funds readily available to you or your partner. This consists of cash owed by your or your partner's company. Check out liquid possessions waiting periods.

You got a swelling sum payment when you completed work

If your company paid you a swelling sum as either:

- annual leave
- a redundancy when you left.
The time you need to wait is relative to the lump amount payment. Read about earnings upkeep periods.

You just recently completed seasonal work

If you or your partner completed seasonal, contract or employment intermittent operate in the 6 months before declaring. The time you require to wait depends upon 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 have actually recently shown up in Australia as a citizen, you may need to wait as much as 4 years to qualify. Check out the freshly shown up citizen's waiting period.

You've had a settlement payment

If you've had a lump amount settlement payment. The time you have to wait depends upon just how much your lump sum payment is. Use our settlement estimator employment or phone us on your routine payment line for details about your compensation preclusion period.

We have pointers and tools for budgeting and employment managing your money throughout this time.

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

You might have to wait on a week before your payment starts. We will let you understand when you declare if this uses to you.