Progress claim template
A progress claim worked out from your contract, with GST, retention and the date the payment schedule is due.
A free tool from Footing Tools. No account needed. It makes one claim — Footing, the software, runs the whole job.
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Progress claim template by state
Each state and territory has its own Security of Payment Act. Pick yours for the claim preset to it and the payment schedule deadline calculator.
Starter prompts
Paste one into ChatGPT or Claude once Footing Tools is added.
“I'm 40% through a $380k contract in Brisbane. Work out my progress claim”
“Draft my progress claim: frame 100%, lock-up 60%, 5% retention capped at 5%”
“I've claimed $120k so far on a $410k job in Melbourne. Claim 55% complete”
What it won't do
- Give legal advice or tell you what a clause means.
- Price your work. The numbers are the ones you put in.
- Respond to a claim someone else served on you, or advise on a dispute.
Templates and calculations only — not legal, financial, safety or professional advice. Check everything against your contract and the law, or get advice, before you rely on it. Footing isn't responsible for how it's used.
Straight answers
Is a progress claim the same as a payment claim?
Yes, mostly. Builders say progress claim; the Security of Payment Acts say payment claim. This template makes one claim document that works as both.
How is retention worked out?
At the rate you put in, on this claim, stopping at the cap if you set one. Use the rates in your contract.
Which state's rules does it use?
The state you pick. Each state has its own Security of Payment Act, so the deadlines and the statement on the claim follow that state's Act. There's a page for each state below.
Is this legal advice?
No. Templates and calculations, not legal advice. Check the claim against your contract before you serve it.
Running more than a few jobs?
This makes one claim. Footing raises every claim on the job from the accepted quote, holds retention, puts the payment schedule due date on it, and shows what's overdue in one queue.