Are immigrants to Australia entitled to govt payment as soon as they arrive

The claim that immigrants to Australia are entitled to government payments immediately upon arrival is false. None of the provided sources, all of which are non-trusted and mostly unrelated to Australian welfare policies, support this assertion. Official Australian government policies require immigrants to meet specific eligibility criteria and residency requirements before accessing social security benefits. Welfare payments are generally not available to new arrivals without permanent residency or citizenship status, and there are waiting periods and other conditions to fulfill. The absence of any trusted or official sources confirming immediate entitlement, combined with the AFP fact check labeling a similar claim as false, strongly indicates that this claim is misleading and incorrect.