When you can get JobSeeker Payment is based upon your circumstances. There might be some waiting durations that affect how quickly you can get your first payment.

What you need to do before you get paid

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

When you'll earn money

In the majority of cases, you'll get your first JobSeeker Payment around 2 weeks after we authorize your claim You might have to wait if any waiting durations use. Once your payment begins, we'll pay you fortnightly.

We calculate the waiting duration that uses to you when we assess your claim. The time it takes us to examine your claim does not impact your waiting period. You can expect to speak with us within 21 days of submitting your claim.

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- when we've accepted your claim.
- when your payment will start
- when you need to report your earnings
- when your very 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 may need to wait

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

You have cost savings or other cash

If you or your partner have liquid assets over particular limitations, you might have to wait 1 to 13 weeks. Liquid assets are any funds readily available to you or your partner. This consists of money owed by your or your partner's employer. Check out liquid properties waiting durations.

You got a lump sum payment when you finished 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 swelling sum payment. Check out income maintenance periods.

You recently ended up seasonal work

If you or your partner ended up seasonal, agreement or periodic work in the 6 months before declaring. The time you need to wait depends upon just how much you made and the length of time you were working. Check out the seasonal work preclusion period.

You're brand-new to Australia

If you have actually just recently gotten here in Australia as a citizen, you might have to wait up to 4 years to qualify. Check out the recently gotten here homeowner's waiting duration.

You've had a settlement payment

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

We have ideas and tools for budgeting and handling your cash throughout this time.

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

You might need to await a week before your payment begins. We will let you understand when you claim if this uses to you.