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

What you require to do before you make money

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

When you'll earn money

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

We calculate the waiting period that uses to you when we assess your claim. The time it takes us to examine your claim doesn't affect your waiting duration. You can expect to hear from us within 21 days of submitting your claim.

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

- when we have actually accepted your claim.
- when your payment will begin
- when you require to report your earnings
- when your first income report is due.
Check in to myGov

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

Why you may need to wait

Some individuals will have a one week common waiting period. In some scenarios, you may need to await your very first payment.

You have savings or other cash

If you or your partner have liquid possessions over particular limits, you might have to wait 1 to 13 weeks. Liquid possessions are any funds easily available to you or your partner. This includes money owed by your or your partner's employer. Check out liquid properties waiting periods.

You got a swelling sum payment when you completed work

If your employer paid you a lump amount as either:

- annual leave
- a redundancy when you left.
The time you need to wait is relative to the swelling sum . Read about earnings maintenance durations.

You just recently completed seasonal work

If you or your partner completed seasonal, agreement or intermittent work in the 6 months before claiming. The time you require to wait depends on how much you earned and how long 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 local, you might have to wait approximately 4 years to certify. Read about the recently gotten here local's waiting period.

You have actually had a settlement payment

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

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

What you require to do to get your first JobSeeker Payment, how much you'll get and humanlove.stream who to contact about mutual commitment requirements.

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