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:
- Topic:
- Target audience:
- New arrivals
- Service area:
- National
- Published:
- August 2022
- Last reviewed:
- May 2026
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