When You'll get your very First Payment
When you can get JobSeeker Payment is based upon your situations. There may be some waiting periods that affect how quickly you can get your very first payment.
What you need to do before you earn money
You'll require to complete your preliminary jobs and report your earnings before we can make your first payment. Check out brand-new to JobSeeker Payment.
When you'll get paid
In the majority of cases, you'll get your very first JobSeeker Payment around 2 weeks after we approve your claim You may have to wait if any waiting periods apply. Once your payment starts, we'll pay you fortnightly.
We compute the waiting period that applies to you when we examine your claim. The time it takes us to evaluate your claim doesn't impact your waiting duration. You can expect to hear from us within 21 days of sending your claim.
If your Centrelink online account is linked to myGov, you can inspect your completed claim online. Sign in now to learn:
- when we have actually accepted your claim.
- when your payment will begin
- when you need to report your earnings
- when your very first income report is due.
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You'll need to report your earnings before we can make your very first payment.
Why you might need to wait
Some people will have a one week normal waiting duration. In some circumstances, you may have to wait on your very first payment.
You have cost savings or other cash
If you or your partner have liquid properties over particular limits, you may need to wait 1 to 13 weeks. Liquid possessions are any funds easily offered to you or your partner. This includes cash owed by your or your partner's company. Check out liquid properties waiting durations.
You got a lump amount payment when you finished work
If your company paid you a swelling sum as either:
- annual leave
- a redundancy when you left.
The time you need to wait is relative to the swelling sum payment. Read about income upkeep durations.
You recently ended up seasonal work
If you or your partner finished seasonal, agreement or employment intermittent work in the 6 months before claiming. The time you need to wait depends on how much you made and how long you were working. Check out the seasonal work preclusion period.
You're to Australia
If you have actually recently gotten here in Australia as a citizen, you might need to wait as much as 4 years to certify. Read about the newly gotten here homeowner's waiting duration.
You have actually had a settlement payment
If you've had a swelling sum settlement payment. The time you need to wait depends upon just how much your lump sum payment is. Use our settlement estimator or phone us on your routine payment line for details about your settlement preclusion duration.
We have suggestions and tools for budgeting and managing your money throughout this time.
What you need to do to get your first JobSeeker Payment, how much you'll get and employment who to get in touch with about shared obligation requirements.
You might have to wait on a week before your payment starts. We will let you know when you claim if this applies to you.