That will trigger a review of the decision by a Centrelink Authorised Review Officer.Phoning or visiting Centrelink and telling them you want the decision reviewed. This will allow for the commencement date to be set taking into account the effect of the Coronavirus on income support recipients and Services Australia resources.The Coronavirus Supplement is a temporary fortnightly payment that is being provided to recipients of JobSeeker Payment, Parenting Payment, Sickness Allowance, Farm Household Allowance, Special Benefit, Widow Allowance, Partner Allowance, Youth Allowance, ABSTUDY (Living Allowance) and Austudy.The temporary Coronavirus Supplement commenced on 27 April 2020 and is currently paid at $550 per fortnight to new and existing eligible income support recipients, in addition to their regular payment.From 25 September 2020, the Coronavirus Supplement will be paid at a rate of $250 per fortnight to reflect the gradually improving economic and labour market conditions.No. More information, links, resources and support are available on the department’s On 12 March 2020, the Government announced it will provide an Economic Support payment of $750 to approximately 6.8 million existing payment recipients and concession card holders that are eligible as at 12 March 2020.
The Coronavirus Supplement will go onto your Cashless Debit Card using the same payment split that you currently receive. That means some people have had to wait up to 2 weeks for the first Coronavirus Supplement.The Government has announced two Economic Support Payments:Payment of the first Economic Support Payment was due on 17 April 2020 for people who were receiving their regular social security payment on that date. Currently, there is no such waiting period for family tax benefit. As long as someone had lodged a claim for an eligible payment and was eligible for that payment by 13 April 2020, they should have already received this Economic Support Payment via Services Australia or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. To get in touch with Welfare Rights Centre, call us on:To read about our legal services on this page, click If you live in another state, your local specialist community legal centre may be able to help. Use the links below to jump to the information you need:For information about other types of Centrelink payments related to COVID-19, including Crisis Payment, read this factsheet from our peak organisation, Economic Justice Australia: For a step-by-step guide about how to claim a Centrelink payment during coronavirus (COVID-19), read this factsheet: JobSeeker Payment is a new payment that has replaced a number of social security payments including Newstart Allowance and Sickness Allowance. As of 1 July 2018, the Commonwealth Government has announced an intention to increase this waiting period from two to four years, although this has not yet been implemented.