When You ll Get Your First Payment
When you can get JobSeeker Payment is based upon your situations. There may 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 need to finish your initial jobs and report your earnings 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 authorize your claim You may need to wait if any waiting durations use. Once your payment begins, we'll pay you fortnightly.
We compute the waiting duration that applies to you when we examine your claim. The time it takes us to examine your claim doesn't impact your waiting duration. 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. Sign in now to learn:
- when we have actually accepted your claim.
- when your payment will start
- when you require to report your income
- when your very first earnings report is due.
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You'll need to report your income before we can make your first payment.
Why you might have to wait
Some individuals will have a one week common waiting duration. In some scenarios, you might have to await your first payment.
You have cost savings or other cash
If you or your partner have liquid properties over specific limits, you might need to wait 1 to 13 weeks. Liquid assets are any funds easily available to you or your partner. This consists of money owed by your or employment your partner's employer. Check out liquid properties waiting periods.
You got a lump sum payment when you completed 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 swelling amount . Read about income maintenance durations.
You recently finished seasonal work
If you or your partner completed seasonal, agreement or intermittent work in the 6 months before claiming. The time you require to wait depends on just how much you made and how long you were working. Check out the seasonal work preclusion period.
You're brand-new to Australia
If you've recently shown up in Australia as a resident, you might have to wait approximately 4 years to certify. Read about the recently gotten here resident's waiting period.
You've had a compensation payment
If you've had a swelling amount compensation payment. The time you have to wait depends on how much your swelling sum payment is. Use our settlement estimator employment or phone us on your regular payment line for information about your compensation preclusion duration.
We have suggestions and tools for budgeting and managing your money during this time.
What you require to do to get your very first JobSeeker Payment, how much you'll get and who to call about shared obligation requirements.
You might have to wait on a week before your payment begins. We will let you know when you declare if this applies to you.