The federal government's COVID-19 Disaster Payment has been
extended to South East Queensland after the Chief Medical Officer
declared 11 Local Government Areas (LGAs) as hotspots for the
period from 31 July to 8 August 2021.
The LGAs listed as Commonwealth hotspots include:
- City of Brisbane
- Moreton Bay
- Redland City
- Logan City
- City of Ipswich
- Shire of Noosa
- City of Gold Coast
- Lockyer Valley
- Scenic Rim
- Somerset
- Sunshine Coast.
We note from Services Australia that a person may be eligible
for the COVID-19 Disaster Payment if they have lost work and income
due to a Queensland COVID-19 public health order, and meet the
other eligibility rules.
Eligibility
