{"id":"F2020L00475","name":"Social Security (Coronavirus Economic Response—2020 Measures No. 6) Determination 2020","slug":"social-security-coronavirus-economic-response-2020-measures-no-6-determination-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100105,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00475-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the Social Security (Coronavirus Economic Response—2020 Measures No. 6) Determination 2020.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 1210B(2) of the Social Security Act 1991.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"COVID‑19 supplement—widow allowance, partner allowance and special benefit","content":"#### 4 COVID‑19 supplement—widow allowance, partner allowance and special benefit\n\n  (1) For the purposes of paragraph 1210B(1)(b) of the Social Security Act 1991, widow allowance, partner allowance and special benefit are determined.\n  (2) For the purposes of paragraph 1210B(1)(c) of the Social Security Act 1991, the period is the period:\n    (a) beginning on 25 September 2020; and\n    (b) ending at the end of 31 December 2020.\n  (3) For the purposes of paragraph 1210B(1)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991, the fortnightly amount of a person’s COVID‑19 supplement for the period is $250 for an instalment period in relation to the person that begins on or after 25 September 2020 and before the end of 31 December 2020.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for: extending an existing temporary supplement to three specific payment types. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original policy intent of the COVID-19 supplement scheme."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 sections total","No defined terms section; relies entirely on definitions in the parent Social Security Act 1991","Simple, direct operative provisions with no nested conditions or exceptions","Single cross-reference to one subsection of the enabling Act (1210B(2))","Straightforward date and amount specifications with clear start and end points"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation extends a temporary COVID-19 financial support payment to three specific groups of welfare recipients who were previously excluded.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Adds **widow allowance**, **partner allowance**, and **special benefit** to the list of payments eligible for the **COVID-19 supplement** — a temporary top-up payment introduced during the pandemic.\n- Sets the payment amount at **$250 per fortnight** for these recipients.\n- Applies from **25 September 2020 to 31 December 2020**.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People receiving **widow allowance** (a payment for older women who became widowed or divorced later in life and have limited workforce experience).\n- People receiving **partner allowance** (a payment for people whose partner receives certain pensions, where the person has limited recent workforce experience).\n- People receiving **special benefit** (a hardship payment for people in severe financial need who don't qualify for other payments).\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese three payment types had been left out of earlier COVID-19 supplement extensions. This determination fixes that gap, ensuring these vulnerable groups receive the same $250 fortnightly boost that other welfare recipients were getting during the pandemic. It's essentially a technical correction to make the support package fairer and more complete."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument states determinations that are consistent with its title and text: it designates a COVID‑19 supplement for widow allowance, partner allowance and special benefit for a defined period and fixes the fortnightly amount (see section 4(1)–(3)). The instrument contains no language that expands or narrows scope beyond those stated determinations and provides no indication that it modifies prior statutory eligibility rules; therefore there is no evidence in the instrument that the scope has changed from its stated purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Short, targeted scope: applies only to three named payments (section 4(1)).","Fixed numeric amount and narrow time window reduce legal complexity (section 4(2)–(3)).","Cross-reference to external statutory authority (subsection 1210B(2) of the Social Security Act 1991) creates a dependence on the broader Act (section 3).","Administrative implementation requires correctly mapping instalment periods to the specified begin/end boundaries (section 4(3)).","No new eligibility tests, exemptions or detailed administrative rules in the instrument itself, limiting internal complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument temporarily adds a $250 fortnightly COVID‑19 supplement to payments of widow allowance, partner allowance and special benefit for any instalment periods beginning on or after 25 September 2020 and before the end of 31 December 2020.  \n\nIt affects recipients of those three payments, providing a short‑term cash boost under authority of the Social Security Act 1991."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-coronavirus-economic-response-2020-measures-no-6-determination-2020","history":"/api/acts/social-security-coronavirus-economic-response-2020-measures-no-6-determination-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-coronavirus-economic-response-2020-measures-no-6-determination-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-coronavirus-economic-response-2020-measures-no-6-determination-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-coronavirus-economic-response-2020-measures-no-6-determination-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-coronavirus-economic-response-2020-measures-no-6-determination-2020/documents"}}