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This instrument is the Social Security (Coronavirus Economic Response—2020 Measures No. 6) Determination 2020.
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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.
It affects recipients of those three payments, providing a short‑term cash boost under authority of the Social Security Act 1991.
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This instrument is the Social Security (Coronavirus Economic Response—2020 Measures No. 6) Determination 2020.
This instrument is made under subsection 1210B(2) of the Social Security Act 1991.
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 1210B(1)(b) of the Social Security Act 1991, widow allowance, partner allowance and special benefit are determined. (2) For the purposes of paragraph 1210B(1)(c) of the Social Security Act 1991, the period is the period: (a) beginning on 25 September 2020; and (b) ending at the end of 31 December 2020. (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.
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This instrument is the Social Security (Coronavirus Economic Response—2020 Measures No. 6) Determination 2020.
This instrument is made under subsection 1210B(2) of the Social Security Act 1991.
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 1210B(1)(b) of the Social Security Act 1991, widow allowance, partner allowance and special benefit are determined. (2) For the purposes of paragraph 1210B(1)(c) of the Social Security Act 1991, the period is the period: (a) beginning on 25 September 2020; and (b) ending at the end of 31 December 2020. (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.