NSW COVID assistance package

Workers and businesses impacted by the extended lockdown in NSW are set to receive extra financial support from next week.

Are you eligible and how much support is available?

For individuals

  • The NSW government will pay assistance to people outside federal government-declared hotspot areas.

  • The existing COVID-19 Disaster Payment will be further expanded and increased.

  • From week four of a lockdown declared a hotspot by the federal government, the COVID-19 Disaster Payment will increase to $600 if a person has lost 20 or more hours of work a week, or $375 if a person has lost between eight and less than 20 hours of work a week.

  • From July 18, the payment will be available to those outside federal hotspots in NSW that meet the criteria for the payment.

  • The NSW government will fund any payments outside a federal hotspot.

  • The same support will be offered to any other state or territory that experiences an extended lockdown.

For business

  • The Federal government and NSW will also enter into a new 50/50 cost-sharing arrangement for a new business support payment to be implemented and administered by NSW.

  • The new business support payment will be available to entities with an annual turnover between $75,000 and $50 million who can demonstrate a 30% decline in turnover.

  • To receive the payment, eligible entities will be required to maintain their full-time, part-time and long-term casual staffing level as of July 13, 2021.

  • Eligible entities, which includes not-for-profits, will receive payments of between $1500 and $10,000 per week based on the level of their payroll.

  • For non-employing businesses, such as sole traders, the payment will be set at $1000 per week.

  • The Federal and NSW governments will also deliver a $17.35 million mental health support package for NSW including for services through Lifeline, headspace and Kid’s Helpline.

You can now pre-register with the NSW government to receive information on applying for the COVID-19 grants. It is expected the information and applications will be available from the 19th July 2021. https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/covid-19-business-support-2021

For more information please don’t hesitate to contact us directly via email or call the office on 02 9221 7022.

Stay safe and we will continue to keep you informed.