(1) Does qualifying for payment under the Employee Entitlements Support Scheme (EESS), administered by the Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business, disqualify recipients of the EESS from receiving other Centrelink allowances.

(2) What, if any, other Centrelink allowances are recipients of the EESS (a) entitled and (b) not entitled to receive.

(3) Are other Centrelink allowances paid at the full payment rate to recipients of the EESS; if not, at what payment rate are other Centrelink allowances paid to recipients of the EESS.

(1) No.For Social Security purposes, payments made under the EESS are treated in the same way as if the ex-employer had made the payments. Therefore people may be subject to a waiting period for some Centrelink allowances. Individuals may qualify for a Centrelink payment but whether they are payable at that time will depend on the amount they receive from the EESS and any other money they may have access to.

(2) (a) Entitlement to Centrelink payments is no different whether payments are received from an ex-employer or from the EESS. People may be required to serve a waiting period for a primary income support payment such as Newstart Allowance. Eligibility for Family Tax Benefit is not subject to waiting periods.

(b) A person may be required to serve a waiting period for a primary income support payment such as Newstart Allowance.

(3) The rate of payment for any individual is based on the income and assets of the person and their partner where they have a partner, together with the type of payment that the person is applying for. A payment received from the EESS will have the same affect on Centrelink payments as it would if the ex-employer had paid it.