When You’ll get your very First Payment

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

What you need to do before you earn money

You’ll require to finish your initial tasks and report your income before we can make your first payment. Read about new to JobSeeker Payment.

When you’ll get paid

In many cases, you’ll get your very first JobSeeker Payment around 2 weeks after we authorize your claim You may need to wait if any waiting durations use. Once your payment starts, employment we’ll pay you fortnightly.

We compute the waiting duration that applies to you when we evaluate your claim. The time it takes us to evaluate 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 examine your completed claim online. Check in now to discover:

– 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 very first payment.

Why you may need to wait

Some people will have a one week normal waiting period. In some circumstances, you might need to wait on your first payment.

You have cost savings or employment other money

If you or your partner have liquid assets over certain limits, you might need to wait 1 to 13 weeks. Liquid properties are any funds readily offered to you or your partner. This consists of money owed by your or employment your partner’s employer. Check out liquid assets waiting periods.

You got a swelling sum payment when you completed work

If your company paid you a lump sum as either:

– annual leave

– a redundancy when you left.

The time you need to wait is relative to the swelling amount payment. Read about earnings upkeep periods.

You recently ended up seasonal work

If you or your partner completed seasonal, agreement or periodic work in the 6 months before declaring. The time you need to wait depends on how much you earned and the length of time you were working. Check out the seasonal work preclusion duration.

You’re brand-new to Australia

If you have actually recently gotten here in Australia as a homeowner, you may have to wait as much as 4 years to qualify. Read about the freshly arrived local’s waiting period.

You have actually had a compensation payment

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

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

What you need to do to get your very first JobSeeker Payment, employment how much you’ll get and who to contact about mutual responsibility .

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