When you can get JobSeeker Payment is based upon your scenarios. There may be some waiting periods that impact how quickly you can get your very first payment.

What you require to do before you get paid

You'll require to finish your preliminary tasks and report your income before we can make your very first payment. Read about brand-new to JobSeeker Payment.

When you'll get paid

In many 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 durations use. Once your payment starts, we'll pay you fortnightly.

We calculate the waiting period that uses to you when we assess your claim. The time it takes us to examine your claim does not impact your waiting period. You can anticipate to speak with us within 21 days of submitting your claim.

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- when we've accepted your claim.
- when your payment will begin
- when you need to report your income
- when your first earnings report is due.
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You'll require 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 ordinary waiting duration. In some scenarios, you may have to await your first payment.

You have cost savings or other cash

If you or your partner have liquid assets over certain limitations, you may have to wait 1 to 13 weeks. Liquid possessions are any funds easily offered to you or your partner. This consists of cash owed by your or job your partner's company. Check out liquid properties waiting periods.

You got a lump amount payment when you ended up work

If your company paid you a lump sum as either:

- annual leave
- a redundancy when you left.
The time you need to wait is relative to the lump sum payment. Check out income maintenance durations.

You recently ended up seasonal work

If you or job your partner finished seasonal, agreement or periodic operate in the 6 months before claiming. The time you need to wait depends on how much you earned and for how long you were working. Check out the seasonal work preclusion period.

You're new to Australia

If you've recently shown up in Australia as a resident, you might need to wait up to 4 years to certify. Read about the newly arrived resident's waiting period.

You have actually had a settlement payment

If you have actually had a lump amount 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 info about your settlement preclusion duration.

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

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

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