When you can get JobSeeker Payment is based on your circumstances. There may be some waiting periods that impact how quickly you can get your first payment.
What you require to do before you get paid
You'll require to finish your initial jobs and report your earnings before we can make your first payment. Check out new to JobSeeker Payment.
When you'll get paid
For the most part, you'll get your first JobSeeker Payment around 2 weeks after we authorize your claim You might need to wait if any waiting durations apply. Once your payment begins, we'll pay you fortnightly.
We calculate the waiting duration that uses to you when we evaluate your claim. The time it takes us to assess your claim doesn't impact your waiting duration. You can anticipate to hear from us within 21 days of submitting your claim.
If your Centrelink online account is connected to myGov, you can check your completed claim online. Check in now to discover:
- when we have actually accepted your claim.
- when your payment will begin
- when you need to report your income
- when your very first earnings report is due.
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You'll require to report your earnings before we can make your first payment.
Why you might have to wait
Some individuals will have a one week regular waiting duration. In some circumstances, you might need to wait for your very first payment.
You have cost savings or other money
If you or your partner have liquid properties over specific limits, you may need to wait 1 to 13 weeks. Liquid properties are any funds easily available to you or your partner. This consists of cash owed by your or your partner's employer. Check out liquid assets waiting periods.
You got a swelling amount payment when you ended up work
If your employer paid you a swelling sum as either:
- yearly leave
- a redundancy when you left.
The time you have 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 completed seasonal, agreement or periodic work in the 6 months before declaring. The time you require to wait depends on how much you made and for how long you were working. Read about the seasonal work preclusion duration.
You're brand-new to Australia
If you have actually just recently gotten here in Australia as a local, you might have to wait up to 4 years to certify. Read about the freshly gotten here citizen's waiting duration.
You have actually had a compensation payment
If you've had a lump amount settlement 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 routine payment line for details about your payment preclusion duration.
We have tips and tools for budgeting and handling your money during this time.
What you need to do to get your very first JobSeeker Payment, just how much you'll get and who to call about requirements.
You may have to await a week before your payment starts. We will let you understand employment when you declare if this uses to you.
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When You'll get your first Payment
Allie Choate edited this page 2025-02-10 19:10:15 +08:00