Question: Who is eligible to get an early release of their super?

Answer passage (source: Australia):
page_title: COVID-19 early release of super
section_headers: Eligibility
section_content: Eligibility:

Citizens and permanent residents of Australia and New Zealand
Temporary residents
Assessing your eligibility

Citizens and permanent residents of Australia and New Zealand
To be eligible for early release of super, a citizen or permanent resident of
Australia and New Zealand must be in one of the following circumstances:

You are unemployed.
You are eligible to receive one of the following 
jobseeker payment
youth allowance for jobseekers (unless you are undertaking full-time study or are a new apprentice)
parenting payment (which includes the single and partnered payments)
special benefit
farm household allowance.


On or after 1 January 2020 either 
you were made redundant
your working hours were reduced by 20% or more (including to zero)
you were a sole trader and your business was suspended or there was a reduction in turnover of 20% or more.



Temporary residents
To be eligible for early release of super in 2019–20, temporary residents must
be in one of the following circumstances:

You hold a student visa that you have held for 12 months or more and you are unable to meet immediate living expenses.
You are a temporary skilled work visa holder and still employed but unable to meet immediate living expenses.
You are a temporary resident visa holder (excluding student or skilled worker visas) and you cannot meet immediate living expenses.

Assessing your eligibility
You do not need to attach evidence to support your application. However, you
should keep records and documents to confirm your eligibility as we may ask
you for this information.
It is important that you assess your eligibility accurately. We are
administering this measure on behalf of all Australians and will manage the
eligibility criteria with strict guidelines to ensure we can support those
financially affected by COVID-19. There are penalties for making false and
misleading statements.
You can't access your super early for a dependant. If your dependant is
financially affected by COVD-19, they must apply themselves.
You can only submit one application for COVID-19 early release of super per
financial year. You are still able to apply for COVID-19 early release of
super if you have previously accessed your super early in other circumstances.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Gives clear and detailed information on who's eligible for early release of superannuation.
There is detailed information that directly and fully answers the question.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Excellent

Answer passage (source: Australia):
page_title: COVID-19 early release of super
section_headers: Before you apply
ATO-held super and rollovers
section_content: ATO-held super cannot be accessed directly from the ATO for a COVID-19 early
release. If you wish to access super money we currently hold for you, you will
need to transfer it to your super fund before you can apply for COVID-19 early
release of super.
You can transfer ATO-held super to an eligible fund in our online services
through myGov. You will need to wait for the transferred super to reach your
nominated fund before you apply for COVID-19 early release.
If you want to apply for COVID-19 early release and consolidate your super
into one fund, this cannot be done at the same time. You should either:

wait until the rollover to your super fund is complete before you apply for COVID-19 early release of super, or
wait until your application for COVID-19 early release of super has been approved and paid into your bank account, before you consolidate any accounts

See also:

Online services to create a myGov account and link it to the ATO.
Keeping track of your super to check your super balances.
ATO-held super


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Discusses the process of accessing superannuation, but doesn't provide eligibility information.
This focuses on a specific type of super an does not discuss who is eligible.

Reviewer ratings:
Bad
Could be Improved

Answer passage (source: Australia):
page_title: COVID-19 early release of super
section_headers: Before you apply
section_content: Before you start the application process, you should:

set up your myGov accountExternal Link and link it to the ATO
have your Australian bank account information available – you will need this to complete your application and only Australian bank accounts are accepted
check your super balance – your actual account balance may be higher or lower than that shown in ATO online or in the early release application form.

There are four ways you can check your super balance:

Check your total superannuation balance in ATO online services. There will be an 'as at' or 'effective' date for the balance. In a lot of cases, it will be 30 June 2019 as funds are only required to report to us once a year. This means your account balance may have changed since it was last reported to us, and may be higher or lower than shown on ATO online or in the early release application form.
If you have access to your super fund's online member portal, you can log on and check your current account balance there. It might be a good time to establish a login to your fund portal if you haven’t already.
Check the last statement that your fund issued to you. This might be by paper or email.
Call your fund, but understand that they have had a large increase in members calling and there could be delays in having your call answered

If your fund is a state-administered fund, or you're a member of an exempt
public sector super scheme (EPSSS), you will need to confirm whether they're
allowed to release super due to COVID-19, before you submit an application.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Explains how to check your superannuation balance but not who's eligibile.
This discusses the application process, but does not discuss eligibility.

Reviewer ratings:
Bad
Could be Improved