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1 When You'll get your very First Payment

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

What you require to do before you earn money

You'll require to complete your preliminary jobs and elearnportal.science report your income 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 may need to wait if any waiting periods apply. Once your payment starts, we'll pay you fortnightly.

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

If your Centrelink online account is connected to myGov, you can inspect your finished claim online. Check in now to discover out:

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

Why you might have to wait

Some people will have a one week normal waiting duration. In some situations, you may need to wait on your very first payment.

You have cost savings or other money

If you or your partner have liquid possessions over specific limits, you might have to wait 1 to 13 weeks. Liquid possessions are any funds readily available to you or your partner. This consists of money owed by your or your partner's company. Read about liquid possessions waiting periods.

You got a lump amount payment when you finished work

If your employer paid you a lump sum as either:

- annual leave
- a redundancy when you left.
The time you need to wait is relative to the swelling amount payment. Check out earnings maintenance durations.

You just recently finished seasonal work

If you or your partner finished seasonal, agreement or periodic operate in the 6 months before declaring. The time you require to wait depends upon just how much you earned and the length of time you were working. Check out the seasonal work preclusion duration.

You're new to Australia

If you've recently shown up in Australia as a resident, you might need to wait approximately 4 years to qualify. Check out the freshly arrived homeowner's waiting period.

You've had a settlement payment

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

We have ideas and tools for budgeting and managing your money throughout this time.

What you require to do to get your very first JobSeeker Payment, how much you'll get and who to get in touch with about mutual responsibility requirements.

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