Coronavirus Supplement

online resource

posted on 2023-11-06, 21:19 authored by Mary DalyMary Daly, Sunwoo RyuSunwoo Ryu, Ertugrul PolatErtugrul Polat

A new, time-limited Coronavirus Supplement was provided to alleviate COVID-19 related financial burdens of families

History

Country

Australia

Policy Area

Additional income support for families with children

Measure

Cash transfer

Eligibility

Families who were in receipt of social payments, such as Jobseeker Payment 1 (Partner Allowance, Widow Allowance, Sickness Allowance and Wife Pension), Youth Allowance Jobseeker, Partnered/Single Parenting Payment, Farm Household Allowance, and Special Benefit Recipients

Type

Cash (social assistance)

Start / Announced Date

27/04/2020

End Date

31/03/2021

Amount

Between 27/04/2020 and 24/09/2020: AU$550 per forthnight Between 25/09/2020 and 31/12/2020: AU$250 per forthnight

Total Cost

N/A

Recipients

Parents

Route to the child

Indirect

Sources

Australian Government (2020) Economic response to the coronavirus - fact sheet. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20221117101720/https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/territories-regions-cities/territories/indian_ocean/iot_bulletins/2020/economic-response-to-the-coronavirus-fact-sheet UNDP COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker: https://data.undp.org/gendertracker/