Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Rules 2020
13Amount of the jobkeeper payment for a fortnight
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13 Amount of the jobkeeper payment for a fortnight
The amount of an entity’s jobkeeper payment for an individual for a fortnight is: (a) for a fortnight beginning before 28 September 2020—$1,500; or (b) for a fortnight beginning on or after 28 September 2020—the amount determined under the following table.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:56.95pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:343.5pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Jobkeeper payment rate</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:117.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>If the fortnight begins:</span></p></td><td style="width:179.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>The amount of a jobkeeper payment for an individual is:</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:117.95pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>before 4</span><span> </span><span>January 2021</span></p></td><td style="width:179.05pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) if the higher rate applies to the individual—$1,200; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) if the lower rate applies to the individual—$750</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:117.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>on or after 4</span><span> </span><span>January 2021</span></p></td><td style="width:179.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) if the higher rate applies to the individual—$1,000; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) if the lower rate applies to the individual—$650</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>