When you can get JobSeeker Payment is based on your circumstances. There might 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 need to complete your preliminary tasks and report your earnings before we can make your very first payment. Read about new to JobSeeker Payment.

When you’ll earn money

In many cases, you’ll get your very first JobSeeker Payment around 2 weeks after we approve your claim You might need to wait if any waiting periods apply. Once your payment begins, we’ll pay you fortnightly.

We calculate the waiting duration that uses to you when we assess your claim. The time it takes us to examine your claim does not impact your waiting duration. You can expect to hear from us within 21 days of submitting your claim.

If your Centrelink online account is linked to myGov, you can examine your completed claim online. Sign in now to find out:

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

Why you may have to wait

Some individuals will have a one week common waiting period. In some circumstances, you might have to wait for your first payment.

You have savings or other cash

If you or your partner have liquid properties over particular limits, employment you might 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 possessions waiting periods.

You got a lump sum payment when you finished work

If your employer paid you a lump amount as either:

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

You recently finished seasonal work

If you or your partner ended up seasonal, contract or periodic work in the 6 months before claiming. The time you require to wait depends upon just how much you earned and for how long you were working. Read about the seasonal work preclusion duration.

You’re brand-new to Australia

If you have actually recently arrived in Australia as a local, employment you might have to wait up to 4 years to qualify. Read about the newly arrived citizen’s waiting duration.

You have actually had a compensation payment

If you have actually had a lump sum settlement payment. The time you need to wait depends on how much your swelling amount payment is. Use our or phone us on your routine payment line for employment details about your compensation preclusion duration.

We have pointers and tools for budgeting and managing your money during this time.

What you need to do to get your first JobSeeker Payment, just how much you’ll get and who to get in touch with about mutual responsibility requirements.

You might need to await a week before your payment begins. We will let you understand when you claim if this applies to you.