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Waiting periods for newly arrived residents (bilingual version)
If you recently arrived in Australia, you will generally have to wait 104 weeks until you can access most of our income support payments.
- Organisation:
- Centrelink/ Services Australia
- Target audience:
- New arrivals
- Service area:
- National
- Published:
- May 2019
- Last reviewed:
- February 2024
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