The federal government says the 6.5 million welfare recipients and pensioners due to receive a $750 cheque at the end of the month will see the cash flow directly into their bank accounts.
Some of Australia's poorest households are in line to receive $4.8 billion of the government's $17.6 billion stimulus package to keep the economy healthy during the coronavirus outbreak, with payments to be given to income support recipients and eligible concession card holders.
"I want to remind everyone who may be eligible for the one-off payment
and have existing bank account details with Services Australia that
they do not have to do anything – Services Australia will process the
payment after 31 March," Government Services Minister Stuart Robert said
in a statement today.
Mr
Robert said Services Australia or Centrelink would not be proactively
sending out emails about the stimulus payments and urged recipients to
be careful of scam messages.
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