COVID-19 Disaster Payment
Services Australia will be offering a lump-sum payment for eligible people who have lost work and income due to a Queensland COVID-19 public health order. You will need to meet all eligibility rules to be entitled to the payment.
The eligibility requirements are as follows:
you are an Australian resident or hold a visa which gives you the right to work in Australia
you are 17 years or older
you did not receive an income support payment, Education Allowance, or ABSTUDY Living Allowance during the payment period.
you did not receive the Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment, a state or territory pandemic payment, or a state small business payment for the same period
you lost income and did not have any appropriate paid leave entitlements.
you lived in, worked from, or visited a Commonwealth-declared COVID-19 hotspot which is subject to a state restricted movement order
you have been unable to earn your usual income of 8 hours or more, or a full day’s work because you were in the COVID-19 hotspot and were subject to restricted movement.
HOW MUCH YOU CAN CLAIM
The amount of COVID-19 disaster payment you are eligible for depends on your situation.
How much you get depends on all of the following:
the location of the health order
the period you are claiming for
the hours of work you lost.
Period date range amount if you lost less than 20 hours work that week amount if you lost 20 hours or more that week1 August to 7 August 2021 $450 $7508 August $450 $750
HOW TO CLAIM
Australian residents must claim online. To claim online, you need a myGov account linked to Centrelink.
If you don’t have a myGov account, you’ll need to create one.
We have attached a link below which will provide further information regarding eligibility. We suggest you check your eligibility and apply for a Mygov account if you do not have one already.
Applications open Saturday 7 August.
https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/covid-19-disaster-payment-queensland-if-you-dont-get-centrelink-payment.
2021 COVID-19 BUSINESS SUPPORT GRANTS FOR LOCKDOWN-IMPACTED BUSINESSES IN QUEENSLAND
Your business may be eligible for financial support through the 2021 COVID-19 Business Support Grants. $5,000 grants will be made available to small and medium businesses across Queensland affected by the COVID-19 lockdown which commenced on Saturday 31 July 2021.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The grant provides support to employing small and medium businesses across Queensland impacted by the South East Queensland lockdown which commenced on 31 July 2021. Your business does not have to be located in South East Queensland, but you must have experienced at least a 30% reduction in turnover as a result of the lockdown.
Grants are also available for large businesses in the hospitality and tourism sector operating in the 11 local government areas in the lockdown, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.
Small and medium businesses are defined as having:
a turnover of more than $75,000 per annum
annual payroll in Queensland of up to $10 million.
Local government areas subject to lockdown restrictions are:
Brisbane City Council
Gold Coast City Council
Ipswich City Council
Lockyer Valley Regional Council
Logan City Council
Moreton Bay Regional Council
Noosa Shire Council
Redland City Council
Scenic Rim Regional Council
Somerset Regional Council
Sunshine Coast Regional Council.
More information on eligibility criteria will be available in the coming days.
How to apply
Applications will open in mid-August.
You will need to apply online with supporting evidence. Grants will be processed in the order they are received. You will be paid the grant funds within 2 weeks of being notified that your application has been approved.
See the link below for more information.
https://www.business.qld.gov.au/starting-business/advice-support/grants/covid19-support-grants
