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  2. How to report and manage your payment

Prepare to transfer to Age Pension from JobSeeker Payment

You can’t get JobSeeker Payment if you’re over Age Pension age.

  1. Top payments
  2. Language, Literacy and Numeracy Supplement

How much Language, Literacy and Numeracy Supplement you can get

You’ll get an extra $20.80 with your main payment every fortnight while you’re in the Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) program.

Ordinary waiting period

You may have to wait for a week before your payment starts. We will let you know when you claim if this applies to you.

  1. Top payments
  2. Mobility Allowance

How much Mobility Allowance you can get

You can get a standard rate or higher rate of Mobility Allowance depending on your circumstances.

Which payments are eligible for transfer to Age Pension

If you get an eligible payment, we’ll invite you to apply to transfer to Age Pension.

Working Credit

Lets you keep more of your income support payment and benefits if you're working.

  1. Youth Allowance
  2. Youth Allowance for job seekers

Who can get Youth Allowance for job seekers

You need to meet some rules to get Youth Allowance as a job seeker.

How to apply to transfer to Age Pension

If you already get an eligible payment, we’ll invite you to apply to transfer to Age Pension. This will be 13 weeks before you reach Age Pension age.

  1. Work
  2. Looking for work

Looking for work and job hunting

There are tools and services to help you look for work. Here are some of the most helpful ones.

  1. What your commitments are
  2. Getting a medical certificate

What happens when you give us a medical certificate for JobSeeker Payment

We use your medical certificate to work out if you need an exemption from your requirements for a short time. This is so you can keep getting JobSeeker Payment.

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Page last updated: 17 November 2025.
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