When You'll get your first Payment
When you can get JobSeeker Payment is based on 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 earn money
You'll need to finish your preliminary jobs and report your earnings before we can make your first payment. Read about brand-new to JobSeeker Payment.
When you'll get paid
In many cases, you'll get your first JobSeeker Payment around 2 weeks after we approve your claim You may need to wait if any waiting periods apply. Once your payment begins, we'll pay you fortnightly.
We determine the waiting period that applies to you when we assess your claim. The time it takes us to examine your claim does not affect your waiting period. You can anticipate to hear from us within 21 days of sending your claim.
If your Centrelink online account is linked to myGov, you can examine your finished claim online. Check in now to find out:
- 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.
Check in to myGov
You'll need to report your income before we can make your very first payment.
Why you might need to wait
Some people will have a one week common waiting period. In some scenarios, you might need to wait on your first payment.
You have savings or other money
If you or your partner have liquid assets over certain limits, you might have to wait 1 to 13 weeks. Liquid possessions are any funds easily offered to you or your partner. This includes money owed by your or your partner's company. Read about liquid possessions waiting periods.
You got a swelling amount payment when you ended up work
If your company paid you a swelling amount as either:
- annual leave
- a redundancy when you left.
The time you need to wait is relative to the lump amount payment. Read about earnings upkeep periods.
You just recently ended up seasonal work
If you or your partner completed seasonal, or periodic operate in the 6 months before declaring. The time you need to wait depends on how much you made and for how long you were working. Read about the seasonal work preclusion duration.
You're new to Australia
If you've recently gotten here in Australia as a resident, you may need to wait approximately 4 years to certify. Check out the recently shown up citizen's waiting period.
You've had a settlement payment
If you have actually had a swelling amount settlement payment. The time you have to wait depends upon how much your lump amount payment is. Use our payment estimator or phone us on your routine payment line for info about your payment preclusion period.
We have suggestions and employment tools for budgeting and managing your cash throughout this time.
What you need to do to get your first JobSeeker Payment, how much you'll get and who to get in touch with about shared obligation requirements.
You might need to wait on a week before your payment starts. We will let you know when you declare if this uses to you.