Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01093:reg:8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01093
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8
Character Range: 5218–5859

8  COVID‑19 supplement—jobseeker payment
 (1) For the purposes of subsection 646(3) of the Social Security Act 1991, the initial period is extended by the period:
 (a) beginning on 25 September 2020; and
 (b) ending at the end of 18 December 2020.
 (2) For the purposes of subsection 646(7) of the Social Security Act 1991, the amount of a person's COVID‑19 supplement per fortnight for the extension period is:
 (a) in relation to an instalment period in relation to the person that began before 25 September 2020—$550; and
 (b) in relation to an instalment period in relation to the person that begins on or after 25 September 2020—$250.