Workers who lose their job because of coronavirus can get Centrelink payments in just 25MINUTES after the government slashes red tape
- Centrelink applications for welfare can be made online in as little as 25 minutes
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Australians who lose their jobs because of coronavirus can potentially get their Centrelink payments delivered into their bank services within as little as 25 minutes.
Since last week Services Australia, the federal government agency that administers welfare payments, scrapped the one-week waiting period to access benefits.
Those forced to self-isolate because of COVID-19 can access the Sickness Allowance straight away now instead of waiting seven days.
Australians who lose their jobs because of coronavirus can potentially get their Centrelink payments delivered into their bank services within as little as 25 minutes
The delay has also been removed for the Newstart unemployment benefit, which from today will be known as the Jobseeker Payment.
The waiting period was also removed for students or apprentices looking for work who were applying for the Youth Allowance.
Before the outbreak of coronavirus, the Services Australia website was streamlined to simplify online applications, which can now be done in as little as 25 minutes.
Depending on someone’s case and eligibility, it is possible for those who fit the criteria to receive their benefits straight away.
Last week, the government announced that from March 31, $750 one-off payments would be flowing into the bank accounts of 6.5 million who are aged and disability pensioners, parents, students and the unemployed.