Payments for firies to support SMEs, self-employed
Some volunteer firefighters will now be eligible to claim assistance for lost income, while large businesses are being urged to extend their own support to workers, as deadly bushfires continue to burn across large parts of the country.
Volunteers with the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) who are self-employed or work for a small or medium-sized business will be able to apply for relief payments for lost income where they have been called out for more than 10 days this fire season, which in NSW has dragged on since August.
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