Organization : Australian Government
Facility : COVID-19 Disaster Payment
Country : Australia
Website : https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/
COVID-19 Disaster Payment Australia
A support payment for workers adversely affected by a state public health order. This is a lump sum payment to help workers unable to earn income due to a COVID-19 lockdown, hotspot or period of restricted movement.
Related / Similar Status : Services Australia Child Care Subsidy (CCS) Payment Application
The COVID-19 Disaster Payment can help you if you’re affected by COVID-19 restrictions.
Who Can Get It?
** You must meet all eligibility rules to get the COVID-19 Disaster Payment. You can get it even if you’re eligible on only one day of the relevant event dates.
** To get the payment, you need to meet the general eligibility rules and any rules for the COVID-19 health order that affected you.
** If you’re a member of a couple, you can both claim this payment. You and your partner will need to make separate claims.
** You can get this payment even if you’re eligible on only one day of a recognised COVID-19 period of restricted movement, lockdown or hotspot.
Key Eligibility Dates
These are the key dates for the recognised events.
| Event | Event dates | Claims open | Claims close |
| Parts of Sydney | 1 July to 7 July 2021 | 1 July 2021 | 28 July 2021 |
| Parts of Sydney | 8 July to 14 July 2021 | 8 July 2021 | 4 August 2021 |
| Parts of Sydney | 15 July to 21 July 2021 | 15 July 2021 | 11 August 2021 |
| Parts of Sydney | 22 July to 28 July 2021 | 22 July 2021 | 18 August 2021 |
| Parts of Sydney | 29 July to 30 July 2021 | 29 July 2021 | 25 August 2021 |
| Greater Sydney | 4 July to 10 July 2021 | 4 July 2021 | 31 July 2021 |
| Greater Sydney | 11 July to 17 July 2021 | 11 July 2021 | 7 August 2021 |
| Greater Sydney | 18 July to 24 July 2021 | 18 July 2021 | 14 August 2021 |
| Greater Sydney | 25 July to 30 July 2021 | 25 July 2021 | 21 August 2021 |
| All other areas of NSW | 18 July to 30 July 2021 | 18 July 2021 | 21 August 2021 |
| Victoria | 16 July to 22 July 2021 | 23 July 2021 | 12 August 2021 |
| Victoria | 23 July to 27 July 2021 | 25 July 2021 | 19 August 2021 |
| South Australia | 20 July to 26 July 2021 | 28 July 2021 | 16 August 2021 |
How Much You Can Get?
We pay the COVID-19 Disaster Payment to you for each recognised lockdown, hotspot or period of restricted movement in your area.
First and second period for Sydney events :
** You’ll get the following amount for the first and second period of a restricted movement order for the Sydney events.
** If you lost less than 20 hours work per week, you’ll get $325 for each relevant period, if you’re eligible.
** If you lost 20 hours or more of work per week, you’ll get $500 for each relevant period, if you’re eligible.
Third period and beyond for other events :
You’ll get the following amount for relevant periods starting from
** 15 July 2021 for people in parts of Sydney
** 18 July 2021 for people in Greater Sydney
** 18 July 2021 for people in all other areas in NSW
** 23 July 2021 for people in Victoria.
** 28 July 2021 for people in South Australia.
If you’re eligible, you’ll get $375 for each relevant period if you lost either
** between 8 and less than 20 hours of work per week
** a full day of your usual work hours per week.
If you lost 20 hours or more of work per week, you’ll get $600 for each relevant period, if you’re eligible.
A full day of your usual work is what you were scheduled to work but could not because of a restricted movement order. This includes not being able to attend a full time, part time or casual shift of less than 8 hours.
How To Claim?
Complete the following steps to claim the COVID-19 Disaster Payment.
If you’re an Australian resident :
Australian residents must claim online.
** To claim online you need a myGov account linked to a Centrelink online account. If you don’t have a myGov account, you can create one.
** If your myGov account isn’t linked to Centrelink, you can prove who you are through myGov to link to Centrelink.
If you’re an eligible working visa holder :
** If you hold a visa that gives you the right to work in Australia, you must call us on the Emergency information line to claim.
** If you want to talk to us in your language, call our Multilingual Phone Service.