Thousands more Sydneysiders will qualify for a $500 lockdown payment after the requirements were relaxed.
Greater Sydney residents who lose more than 20 hours of work a week can claim a one-off $500 disaster payment from the federal government while those who lose fewer than 20 hours can claim $325.
Previously only people with less than $10,000 in their bank accounts could apply for the payment, but this requirement has been removed for lockdowns around the country that go on for more than three weeks.
Lockdown for eastern Sydney will hit the three-week mark on Friday and workers in the rest of the city will qualify on Sunday.