Various stimulus packages for NSW businesses affected by Covid-19 have been updated. Below is a summary of those updates. 

JobSaver Payment Update

If you’re receiving the JobSaver payment, from 10 September 2021 you’ll need to reconfirm your eligibility each fortnight to continue receiving payments.

Fortnightly reminders will be sent out from Service NSW via email.

If you no longer require support, you may request to withdraw from receiving payments.

Eligibility

You must be currently receiving the JobSaver payment and confirm that you:

• have continued to experience a decline in turnover of 30% or more, compared to:
  • the same period in 2019, or
  • the same period in 2020, or
  • the 2-week period immediately before any NSW restrictions – 12 June to 25 June 2021 (inclusive).
• are maintaining your employee headcount stated in your application if you are an employing business.

How to confirm

1. Select the ‘Confirm your eligibility’ button.
2. Log in to your MyServiceNSW Business Profile.
3. Follow the steps to confirm your eligibility

Choosing a comparison period

If your business was closed during the fortnight for which you are confirming your eligibility, you can indicate that you have continued to experience a decline in turnover of at least 30% by selecting ‘yes’ on the confirmation screen. You are not required to perform a calculation of decline in turnover. 

If your business has continued to trade and experienced a decline in turnover of at least 30% for the fortnight for which you are confirming your eligibility, you can demonstrate the decline in turnover using one of the following options.

You need to use the same option each time you reconfirm your eligibility.

If your initial comparison period was in 2019 or 2020

You can use the same year, but the corresponding fortnight as the current fortnight for which you are reconfirming your eligibility.

For example: if you initially compared the period of 26 July to 8 August 2021 to 26 July to 8 August 2019, and you are now reconfirming your eligibility for the period of 13 September to 26 September 2021, then your comparison period is 13 September to 26 September 2019. You cannot use 13 September to 26 September 2020 as your comparison period in this example.

Alternatively, you can use the same comparison period that you used in your application.

For example: if you initially compared the period of 26 July to 8 August 2021 to 26 July to 8 August 2019, and you are now reconfirming your eligibility for the period of 13 September to 26 September 2021, then your comparison period remains 26 July to 8 August 2019. This comparison period will remain fixed for all future periods.

If 12 June to 25 June 2021 was your initial comparison period

In this case, you must use the same period as your initial application.

For example: if you initially compared the period of 26 July to 8 August 2021 to 12 June to 25 June 2021, and you are now reconfirming your eligibility for the period of 13 September to 26 September 2021, then your comparison period remains 12 June to 25 June 2021. This comparison period will remain fixed for all future periods.

Covid-19 Micro Business Grant Update

Introduction

If you’re receiving the COVID-19 micro-business grant, from 10 September 2021 you’ll need to reconfirm your eligibility each fortnight to continue receiving payments.

You’ll receive fortnightly reminders via email.

If you no longer require support, you may request to withdraw from receiving payments.

Eligibility

You must be currently receiving the COVID-19 micro-business grant and confirm that you:

• have continued to experience a decline in turnover of 30% or more, compared to:
  • the same period in 2019, or
  • the same period in 2020, or
  • the 2-week period immediately before any NSW restrictions – 12 June to 25 June 2021 (inclusive).
• are maintaining your employee headcount stated in your application if you are an employing business.

How to confirm

1. Select the ‘Confirm your eligibility’ button.
2. Log in to your MyServiceNSW Business Profile.
3. Follow the steps to confirm your eligibility.

How to choose a comparison period

If your business was closed during the fortnight for which you are confirming your eligibility, you can indicate that you have continued to experience a decline in turnover of at least 30% by selecting ‘yes’ on the confirmation screen. You are not required to calculate your decline in turnover.

If your business has continued to trade and has experienced a decline in turnover of at least 30% for the fortnight for which you are confirming your eligibility, you can use one of the following 3 options to demonstrate the decline in turnover.

Note: You’ll need to use the same option each time you reconfirm your eligibility.

Option 1: Same year, corresponding fortnight

If your initial comparison period was in 2019 or 2020, you can use the same year, but the fortnight that corresponds to the current fortnight.

For example: if you initially compared the period of 26 July to 8 August 2021 to 26 July to 8 August 2019, and you are reconfirming your eligibility for the period of 13 September to 26 September 2021, then your comparison period is 13 September to 26 September 2019. You cannot use 13 September to 26 September 2020 as your comparison period in this example.

Option 2: Same comparison period

If your initial comparison period was in 2019 or 2020, you can use the same comparison period that you used in your application.

For example: if you initially compared the period of 26 July to 8 August 2021 to 26 July to 8 August 2019, and you are reconfirming your eligibility for the period of 13 September to 26 September 2021, then your comparison period remains 26 July to 8 August 2019.

This comparison period will remain fixed for all future periods.

Option 3: 12 June to 25 June 2021 as comparison period

If 12 June to 25 June 2021 was your initial comparison period, you must use the same period as your initial application.

For example: if you initially compared the period of 26 July to 8 August 2021 to 12 June to 25 June 2021, and you are reconfirming your eligibility for the period of 13 September to 26 September 2021, then your comparison period will remain 12 June to 25 June 2021.

This comparison period will remain fixed for all future periods.