02 SepDeadline for accepting Commonwealth Business Continuity Payment offers is 11.59pm Friday 3 September
DESE will send offers of business continuity payments to providers affected by COVID-19 lockdowns on 1 September. Providers must accept this offer by 11.59pm this Friday 3 September for payments to be made in the week starting Monday 6 September.
On Wednesday 1 September, eligible providers will receive an email from this address: ECECViabilitySupportPackage@dese.gov.au
The email will be sent to the provider-level email address registered in the Child Care Subsidy System.
Extra step for large providers
Large providers will be asked to fill-out an additional spreadsheet that captures which of their services they want to opt-in for payments, and confirm each service meets all conditions.
These providers will need to return this spreadsheet to the following address: ECECViabilitySupportPackage@dese.gov.au
How and when will payments be made?
Payments will be backdated to 23 August and will continue until:
- you choose to opt out
- if circumstances change, such that your services no longer meet payment conditions
- the Commonwealth COVID-19 Hotspot declaration ends, or
- the Commonwealth ceases payments.
