Support if you can't earn an income because you or someone you’re caring for has to self-isolate or quarantine due to COVID-19.
If you’re claiming for isolation or caring periods starting from 18 January 2022 onwards, different rules apply to you. Read Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment.
Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment is a lump sum payment to help you during the time you can’t work and earn income because you have to:
Go to your state or territory page to see the rules which apply to you for isolation or caring periods beginning on or before 17 January 2022.
Page last updated: 21 January 2022
This information was printed 28 June 2022 from https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/pandemic-leave-disaster-payment-before-18-january-2022. It may not include all of the relevant information on this topic. Please consider any relevant site notices at https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/site-notices when using this material.
