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

What you need to do before you get paid

You'll require to complete your initial jobs and report your income before we can make your very first payment. Check out new to JobSeeker Payment.

When you'll earn money

Most of the times, you'll get your first JobSeeker Payment around 2 weeks after we approve your claim You might need to wait if any waiting durations use. Once your payment begins, we'll pay you fortnightly.

We determine the waiting duration that uses to you when we evaluate your claim. The time it takes us to evaluate your claim doesn't affect your waiting period. You can expect to speak with us within 21 days of sending your claim.

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

- when we've accepted your claim.
- when your payment will begin
- when you need to report your earnings
- when your first earnings report is due.
Check in to myGov

You'll need to report your earnings before we can make your very first payment.

Why you may have to wait

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

You have savings or other money

If you or employment your partner have liquid possessions over certain limits, you might need to wait 1 to 13 weeks. Liquid assets are any funds easily available to you or your partner. This includes cash owed by your or your partner's company. Read about liquid assets waiting periods.

You got a lump sum payment when you ended up work

If your employer paid you a lump sum as either:

- annual leave
- a when you left.
The time you have to wait is relative to the lump amount payment. Read about earnings maintenance durations.

You just recently completed seasonal work

If you or your partner completed seasonal, contract or intermittent work in the 6 months before declaring. The time you need to wait depends upon how much you earned and the length of time you were working. Read about the seasonal work preclusion duration.

You're new to Australia

If you've recently arrived in Australia as a resident, you may need to wait as much as 4 years to qualify. Read about the freshly shown up resident's waiting period.

You've had a compensation payment

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

We have ideas and tools for budgeting and handling your money during this time.

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

You might need to wait on a week before your payment starts. We will let you understand when you claim if this uses to you.