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

What you need to do before you get paid

You'll need to complete your preliminary jobs and report your income before we can make your first payment. Read about new to JobSeeker Payment.

When you'll get paid

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

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

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

- 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.
Check in to myGov

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

Why you may have to wait

Some individuals will have a one week common waiting duration. In some situations, you may have to await your first payment.

You have cost savings or other money

If you or your partner have liquid possessions over particular limits, you may need to wait 1 to 13 weeks. Liquid possessions are any funds readily offered to you or your partner. This includes cash owed by your or your partner's employer. Check out liquid assets waiting durations.

You got a sum payment when you completed work

If your company paid you a swelling amount as either:

- yearly leave
- a redundancy when you left.
The time you have to wait is relative to the swelling sum payment. Check out earnings upkeep durations.

You recently finished seasonal work

If you or your partner completed seasonal, contract or scientific-programs.science intermittent work in the 6 months before declaring. The time you require to wait depends upon how much you made 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 shown up in Australia as a homeowner, you might need to wait approximately 4 years to qualify. Read about the freshly gotten here homeowner's waiting duration.

You have actually had a settlement payment

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

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

What you require to do to get your very first JobSeeker Payment, just how much you'll get and tuttocamere.it who to get in touch with about mutual commitment requirements.

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