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Concern over federal government withdrawal of COVID disaster payments

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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg at his electoral office in Hawthorn East, Melbourne. Source: AAP

More than a million people in New South Wales, the ACT and Victoria stand to lose COVID-19 disaster payments in the next few weeks with the federal government phasing out the emergency payments. The payments of up to $750 a week will start to be scaled back once the states and territories reach 70 per cent full vaccination for people aged 16 and over.


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By Greg Dyett

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More than a million people in New South Wales, the ACT and Victoria stand to lose COVID-19 disaster payments in the next few weeks with the federal government phasing out the emergency payments. The payments of up to $750 a week will start to be scaled back once the states and territories reach 70 per cent full vaccination for people aged 16 and over.



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