Available to workers adversely affected by a state public health order.

Who is eligible ?

You need to meet all the eligibility rules to get the payment.

To get it you must meet all of the following:

• you’re an Australian resident or hold an eligible working visa
• you’re 17 years or older
• you’re not getting an income support payment, ABSTUDY Living Allowance, Dad and Partner Pay or Parental Leave Pay
• you’re not getting the Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment, a state or territory pandemic payment or a state small business payment for the same period
• you live in, work from or have visited a Commonwealth-declared COVID-19 hotspot
• you live in, work from or have visited a location subject to a state or territory restricted movement order
• you had paid employment and because you were in the COVID-19 hotspot or are subject to restricted movement, you can’t attend work on or after day 8
• you’ve lost income on or after day 8 and don’t have any appropriate paid leave entitlements
• if you are claiming for a period prior to the third week of lockdown, you have liquid assets of less than $10,000.

Key dates

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

How much ?

First and second period

You’ll get the following amount for the first and second period of a restricted movement order.

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

You’ll get the following amount for the third and later periods of a restricted movement order from:

• 15 July 2021 for people in parts of Sydney
• 18 July 2021 for people in Greater Sydney.

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

If you’re an Australian resident

Australian residents need to 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

Eligible working visa holders need to call us on the Emergency information line where we can take your claim.

source: https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/covid-19-disaster-payment