Federal and Victorian Government Details of assistance packages

Covid-19 Federal and Victorian Assistance Updates

There have been some more announcements from various Governments to fill in more of the gaps around the assistance packages to help people in lockdowns in both Victoria and NSW.

Federal

The Federal Government has announced that there has been an increase in the amount of disaster payments being paid to affected workers in NSW.
The prime minister has announced an increase from $600 to $750 for those losing more than 20 hours of work a week and an increase to $450 for those losing between 8 and 20 hours a week.
https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/covid-19-disaster-payment

Victoria

The Government have announced the grant package here:

https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/victorian-business-support-package

The Victorian Government have now opened applications for the Top Up payments and is available here:
https://business.vic.gov.au/grants-and-programs/business-costs-assistance-program-round-two-july-extension?utm_medium=email&utm_term=Business%20Costs%20Assistance%20Program%20Round%20Two%20July%20Extension&utm_content=BV%20Update%2030%20July%202021%20CID_a032de35a95fcf91cc6b31e504359631&utm_source=BV%20Update%20enews&utm_campaign=BV%20Update%2030%20July%202021

They have also announced a further suite of assistance:
https://business.vic.gov.au/news-and-updates/2021/extra-support-for-Victorian-businesses?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BV%20Update%2030%20July%202021&utm_content=BV%20Update%2030%20July%202021+CID_a032de35a95fcf91cc6b31e504359631&utm_source=BV%20Update%20enews&utm_term=Read%20more