When You’ll get your first Payment

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

What you need to do before you earn money

You’ll require to complete your initial jobs and report your earnings before we can make your very first payment. Read about brand-new to JobSeeker Payment.

When you’ll make money

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

We compute the waiting duration that applies to you when we your claim. The time it takes us to examine your claim doesn’t affect your waiting period. 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. Sign in now to find out:

– when we have actually 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 first payment.

Why you may need to wait

Some individuals will have a one week regular waiting period. In some situations, you might have to wait for employment your first payment.

You have savings or other cash

If you or employment your partner have liquid assets over specific limits, you may have to wait 1 to 13 weeks. Liquid possessions are any funds easily offered to you or employment your partner. This includes money owed by your or your partner’s employer. Check out liquid possessions waiting durations.

You got a lump amount 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 have to wait is relative to the swelling sum payment. Read about earnings upkeep periods.

You recently ended up seasonal work

If you or employment your partner completed seasonal, agreement or periodic work in the 6 months before claiming. The time you require to wait depends upon how much you earned and the length of time 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 citizen, you might need to wait up to 4 years to qualify. Check out the recently gotten here resident’s waiting duration.

You have actually had a settlement payment

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

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

What you need to do to get your very first JobSeeker Payment, how much you’ll get and who to call about shared commitment requirements.

You might need to wait on a week before your payment begins. We will let you know when you declare if this uses to you.