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

What you require to do before you get paid

You'll need to finish your preliminary tasks and report your earnings before we can make your first payment. Check out brand-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 may need to wait if any waiting periods use. Once your payment begins, we'll pay you fortnightly.

We calculate the waiting duration that uses to you when we evaluate your claim. The time it takes us to assess your claim doesn't affect your waiting duration. You can expect to speak with 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 find out:

- when we have actually accepted your claim.

- when your payment will start

- when you need to report your income

- when your first earnings 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 individuals will have a one week normal waiting period. In some scenarios, you might need to await your first payment.

You have savings or other cash

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

You got a swelling amount 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 sum payment. Check out income maintenance periods.

You just recently ended up seasonal work

If you or your partner ended up seasonal, contract or periodic operate in the 6 months before claiming. The time you need to wait depends on how much you earned and for how long you were working. Check out the seasonal work preclusion period.

You're new to Australia

If you have actually recently arrived in Australia as a homeowner, you may have to wait up to 4 years to qualify. Check out the recently gotten here homeowner's waiting period.

You've had a compensation payment

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

We have tips and tools for budgeting and job managing your cash throughout this time.

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

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