COVID-19 Disaster Payment

The Australian Government has announced support for people affected by COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in Southern Tasmania. Please don’t call or visit us. More information will be available soon.

This is a lump sum payment to help workers unable to earn income due to a COVID-19 state or territory public health order. This may involve a lockdown, hotspot or movement restrictions.

How much you can get will depend on your individual circumstances.

70% fully vaccinated

Automatic payments will stop when 70% of people 16 years or older in your state or territory are fully vaccinated with 2 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.

If you’re still affected by movement restrictions, you’ll need to reapply for the payment each week so we know you remain eligible.

80% vaccination rates

When 80% of people 16 years or older in your state or territory are fully vaccinated with 2 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, there will be changes to the COVID-19 Disaster Payment.

If you haven’t claimed COVID-19 Disaster Payment before, you won’t be able to make a new claim.

If you’ve been granted COVID-19 Disaster Payment before your state or territory reaches 80%, you can reapply for the payment for one or 2 more weeks.

The COVID-19 Disaster Payment will reduce over 2 weeks.

The first week after your state or territory reaches 80% fully vaccinated, COVID-19 Disaster Payment will be one payment of:

$450 if you’ve lost more than 8 hours or a full day of work and you’re not getting an eligible Centrelink or Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) payment
$100 if you’ve lost more than 8 hours or a full day of work and you’re getting an eligible Centrelink or DVA payment.

The second week after a state or territory reaches 80% fully vaccinated rates, COVID-19 Disaster Payment will:

be one $320 payment if you’ve lost more than 8 hours or a full day of work and you’re not getting an eligible Centrelink or DVA payment
end if you’re getting an eligible Centrelink or DVA payment.

After this period, the COVID-19 Disaster Payment won’t be available in your area.

Check if the payment is available and if you need to reapply in any of these areas:

Watch this video to learn about changes to the COVID-19 Disaster Payment.