COVID-19 Disaster Payment Support is Available if you are Affected by the Cairns Public Health Order

If you cannot work due to the new Queensland COVID-19 public health order for Cairns, you may be eligible for government support.

The type of payment you may be able to get depends on if you get an eligible Centrelink payment or not.

Support if you couldn’t work due to a Queensland COVID-19 public health order and don’t get a payment from Centrelink.

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.

Read about who can get it.


Support if you couldn’t work due to a Queensland COVID-19 public health order and you get a payment from Centrelink.

This is a lump-sum payment for people who get an income support payment from us. You must also have lost hours of work and income because of a Queensland COVID-19 public health order.

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

Read about who can get it.

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