When you can get JobSeeker Payment is based upon your situations. There might be some waiting durations that impact how quickly you can get your very first payment.

What you require to do before you make money

You'll need to complete your initial tasks and report your income before we can make your very first payment. Check out new to JobSeeker Payment.

When you'll make money

In many cases, employment you'll get your first JobSeeker Payment around 2 weeks after we authorize your claim You might have to wait if any waiting periods apply. Once your payment starts, we'll pay you fortnightly.

We compute the waiting duration that applies to you when we evaluate your claim. The time it takes us to examine your claim doesn't impact your waiting period. You can anticipate to speak with us within 21 days of sending your claim.

If your Centrelink online account is connected to myGov, you can check your completed claim online. Check in now to learn:

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

Why you might need to wait

Some individuals will have a one week common waiting duration. In some circumstances, employment you may need to await your very first payment.

You have savings or other cash

If you or your partner have liquid possessions over certain limitations, employment you might need to wait 1 to 13 weeks. Liquid properties are any funds readily offered to you or your partner. This includes cash owed by your or your partner's company. Read about liquid possessions waiting durations.

You got a swelling sum payment when you finished work

If your company paid you a amount as either:

- yearly leave
- a redundancy when you left.
The time you have to wait is relative to the lump sum payment. Read about earnings maintenance durations.

You just recently completed seasonal work

If you or employment your partner ended up seasonal, contract or employment intermittent work in the 6 months before claiming. The time you require to wait depends on just how much you made and for how long you were working. Read about the seasonal work preclusion period.

You're brand-new to Australia

If you have actually just recently shown up in Australia as a resident, you might have to wait up to 4 years to certify. Read about the recently shown up citizen's waiting duration.

You have actually had a compensation payment

If you've had a lump amount compensation payment. The time you need to wait depends upon just how much your swelling amount 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 cash during this time.

What you need to do to get your first JobSeeker Payment, just how much you'll get and employment who to call about shared obligation requirements.

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