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

What you require to do before you earn money

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

When you'll make money

In many cases, you'll get your very first JobSeeker Payment around 2 weeks after we approve your claim You might need to wait if any waiting durations apply. Once your payment starts, we'll pay you fortnightly.

We compute the waiting duration that uses to you when we examine your claim. The time it takes us to evaluate 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 examine your finished claim online. Sign in now to find out:

- when we've accepted your claim.
- when your payment will begin
- when you require to report your earnings
- when your very first earnings report is due.
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You'll need to report your income before we can make your first payment.

Why you may have to wait

Some people will have a one week regular waiting duration. In some circumstances, you may have to await your first payment.

You have or other money

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 offered to you or your partner. This consists of cash owed by your or your partner's company. Check out liquid assets waiting periods.

You got a lump sum payment when you finished work

If your employer 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. Check out income upkeep durations.

You just recently finished seasonal work

If you or your partner finished seasonal, agreement or intermittent operate in the 6 months before declaring. The time you require to wait depends upon just how much you earned and employment how long you were working. Read about the seasonal work preclusion duration.

You're new to Australia

If you have actually just recently arrived in Australia as a local, you may need to wait as much as 4 years to qualify. Read about the newly shown up local's waiting period.

You've had a compensation payment

If you've had a lump amount compensation payment. The time you need to wait depends on how much your lump amount payment is. Use our settlement estimator or phone us on your regular payment line for info about your payment preclusion period.

We have suggestions and tools for budgeting and 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 contact about mutual obligation requirements.

You might need to wait for a week before your payment starts. We will let you know when you declare if this applies to you.