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Liquid assets waiting period

The liquid assets waiting period is between one and 13 weeks.

Income test for JobSeeker Payment

Your or your partner’s income can reduce how much we pay you.

Waiting periods

You may have to wait before your payments start.

Severe financial hardship for Crisis Payment

For the purposes of Crisis Payment, you’re in severe financial hardship if you meet certain criteria.

  1. Recently unemployed
  2. Most useful information

Employment Separation Certificate form (SU001)

You can ask your previous employer to use this form to certify important employment information about you.

How to transfer to Age Pension online

Complete the following steps to transfer to Age Pension. Before you start, check if you can get it.

  1. Working while you get DSP
  2. Getting help to find work

Employment Services Assessments

If you need help finding a job, we'll assess the impact of your barriers to work including disability, illness or injury.

  1. Working while you get DSP
  2. Getting help to find work

Inclusive Employment Australia

Inclusive Employment Australia is an employment service program that can help you prepare for, find and keep a job if you have disability, injury or health conditions.

  1. Prepare to transfer to Age Pension
  2. Transfer to Age Pension

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.

  1. Top payments
  2. Parenting Payment

What your Parenting Payment commitments are

There are some things you must do to keep getting your Parenting Payment.

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Page last updated: 17 November 2025.
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