Pandemic Isolation Assistance Grants
Payments are available from the Tasmanian Government to support workers and self-employed people who lose income or earnings because of impacts of COVID-19 experienced on or after 3 December 2021.
These payments and who can apply for them change over time to reflect public health directions.
Currently, payments are available for:
- Positive cases and their carers
- Close contacts who work in a high-risk setting but are not identified as a critical worker.
For periods of isolation or caring that began on or before 30 June 2022, before applying for the Pandemic Isolation Assistance Grant, check if you are eligible for the Australian Government’s Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment. To find out more, contact Services Australia by calling 180 2266 or visiting Service Australia.
Tasmanian Government online PIAG application.
Eligibility criteria and evidence requirements
To be eligible for any of the Tasmanian Government payments, you must meet certain criteria and provide supporting evidence, as outlined below:
To be eligible for any of the Tasmanian Government payments, you must meet certain criteria and provide supporting evidence, as outlined below:
Criteria | Detail | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
Live in Tasmania | You must have a residential address in Tasmania | Examples of proof of residence:
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Work in Tasmania | You must have paid work in Tasmania. Fly-in fly-out workers and visitors/tourists are not eligible. | Details of your employer – this will be confirmed with your employer. Confirmation that you are self-employed. |
Have lost income or earnings | Your income must come from paid work. This can be a job or your business if you are self-employed, regardless of whether you:
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Are unable to use leave because you are a casual or do not have any leave entitlements left | You must have exhausted paid leave, including:
You are eligible if you cannot access the above leave, regardless of whether you have access to paid annual leave. | Your leave entitlement/casual employment will be verified with your employer. |
Are not receiving any Australian Government income support | This includes:
You are still eligible if you receive the Family Tax Benefit. | No evidence required |
Positive caseCarer of a positive case | You, or a dependent you are caring for, must have isolated as a positive case following a positive RAT or PCR test result | Evidence can include:
A medical certificate if you are required to isolate for more than seven days as a positive case or the carer of a positive case, owing to persistent symptoms. |
Close contact high risk workplace worker | Close contact You must have isolated as a close contact because you work in a high-risk setting but are not identified as a critical worker. You can be notified you are a close contact by Public Health or another person who is a positive case. | Evidence can include:
Evidence of your workplace. Your workplace’s status as a high-risk setting with an exemption in place and your status as a critical worker will be confirmed by the assessment team. |
Positive case You, or a dependent you are caring for, must have isolated as a positive case. | Evidence can include:
A medical certificate if you are required to isolate for more than seven days as a positive case | |
Not be receiving the Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment(for periods of isolation or caring that began on or before 30 June 2022) | You must have applied for and been denied the Australian Government’s Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment. | Evidence is a letter from Services Australia confirming you are not eligible. |