COVID-19 Disaster Payments after Vaccination Rates reach 70%.
The COVID-19 Disaster Payment is a lump sum payment to help workers unable to earn an income due to a COVID-19 state or territory public health order involving lockdowns, hotspots or other movement restrictions.
These payments are set to change when each state or territory reaches a 70% fully vaccinated rate.
COVID-19 Disaster Payments at 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.
COVID-19 Disaster Payments at 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.
The COVID-19 Disaster Payment will reduce over a period of up to 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.