Covid-19 Employee Disaster payment

This is a lump-sum payment for eligible people who lost work and income due to a Queensland COVID-19 public health order.

You need to meet some eligibility rules to get this payment.

Eligibility

You can get it even if you were eligible on only one day during the payment period.

If you’re a member of a couple, you can both claim this payment. You and your partner will need to make separate claims.

To get the payment, you need to meet all eligibility rules that apply.

This includes all of these rules:

• you’re an Australian resident or hold a visa that gives you the right to work in Australia;
• you’re 17 years or older;
• you didn’t get an income support payment, Education Allowance or ABSTUDY Living Allowance during the payment period. (there are different criteria for those who receive an income support payment);
• you didn’t get 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 didn’t have any appropriate paid leave entitlements;
• you lived in, worked from or visited a Commonwealth-declared COVID-19 hotspot that is subject to a state restricted movement order; or
• 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.

There are 2 relevant periods you can apply for:

• 1 August to 7 August 2021
• 8 August 2021

How much you get depends on all of the following:

• the location of the health order
• the period you’re claiming for
• the hours of work you lost.

You’ll get the appropriate payment amount for each payment period you’re eligible for.

You can use our table to look up the amounts for each payment period.

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.