COVID-19 Disaster payment is available to people affected by a COVID-19 state public health order who have lost hours of work.
The 'tax free' payment supports people who are impacted by extended weekly periods of lockdown, hotspots, and movement restrictions.
From Monday 2 August 2021:
the lower rate will increase to $450 a week (from $375 a week) for people who have lost between 8 and less than 20 hours of work, or one full day of work.
the upper rate will increase to $750 a week (from $600 a week) for people who have lost 20 or more hours.
To be eligible for COVID-19 Disaster Payment, you must:
Be 17 years or older and an Australian resident, or an eligible visa holder with the right to work in Australia,
Have lost income on or after day 8 of a state public health order, and don’t have any pandemic-related paid leave entitlements
To apply for the payment, you need to have an online myGov account to which you can link a Centrelink online account (if you haven't already).
Once online, Centrelink will ask the user a series of questions to determine if they are eligible to claim the payment.
If you are, a claim will be submitted and the user will be sent a text message confirming the claim has been submitted successfully.
Services Australia has said on its website that it can all be done online without giving them a call.
Please contact a member of the team at DiSavia Consulting should you require any assistance.
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