When you can get JobSeeker Payment is based on your scenarios. There may be some waiting periods that affect how quickly you can get your very first payment.
What you need to do before you get paid
You'll need 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 get paid
In many cases, employment you'll get your first JobSeeker Payment around 2 weeks after we approve your claim You might need to wait if any waiting periods apply. Once your payment begins, 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 examine your claim doesn't affect your waiting period. You can anticipate to speak with us within 21 days of sending your claim.
If your Centrelink online account is linked to myGov, you can check your completed claim online. Sign 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 income 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 common waiting duration. In some scenarios, you may have to await your very first payment.
You have cost savings or other cash
If you or your partner have liquid assets over particular limits, you might have 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 your company. Read about liquid properties waiting durations.
You got a lump amount payment when you completed work
If your company paid you a lump amount as either:
- yearly leave
- a redundancy when you left.
The time you have to wait is relative to the swelling sum payment. Read about income maintenance periods.
You just recently completed seasonal work
If you or your partner ended up seasonal, agreement or periodic operate in the 6 months before claiming. The time you need to wait depends upon just how much you made and the length of time you were working. Read about the seasonal work preclusion period.
You're new to Australia
If you have actually just recently gotten here in Australia as a resident, you may need to wait as much as 4 years to certify. Check out the freshly shown up local's waiting duration.
You have actually had a settlement payment
If you've had a swelling amount settlement payment. The time you need to wait depends upon just how much your lump amount payment is. Use our payment estimator or phone us on your routine payment line for information about your payment preclusion period.
We have ideas and tools for budgeting and handling your money during this time.
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