The Government will pay two $250 economic support payments for eligible income support recipients and concession card holders. The payments will be made from November 2020 and early 2021 to eligible income support recipients and concession card holders, including:
- Age Pension;
- Disability Support Pension;
- Carer Payment;
- Family Tax Benefit, including Double Orphan Pension (not in receipt of a primary income support payment);
- Carer Allowance (not in receipt of a primary income support payment);
- Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) holders (not in receipt of a primary income support payment);
- Commonwealth Seniors Health Card holders; and
- eligible Veterans’ Affairs payment recipients and concession card holders.
The $250 cash payments are tax exempt and will not count as income support for social security purposes. These cash payments follow the two $750 stimulus payments in April and July 2020 for social security and veteran income support recipients and concession card holders.