Eligible businesses will receive up to $1,000 a fortnight for each employee working at least 20 hours per week, down from $1,200.

For part-timers, the rate is now $650 a fortnight, down from $750. 

For businesses, there is a new 'decline in turnover' form to fill, and existing eligible businesses must submit it from 1 February. 

JobKeeper is also due to wind back entirely on 28 March.

Need somewhere to store cash and earn interest? The table below features savings accounts with some of the highest interest rates on the market.

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5.00% p.a.
5.35% p.a.
Intro rate for 4 months
then 5.00% p.a.
$1,036
4 months
$0
$249,999
$0
$0
  • A high-interest online savings account with no monthly fees, easy withdrawals and award-winning digital banking
  • No withdrawal notice periods or interest rate penalties
  • Save up to 10% on eGift cards at over 50 retailers with Macquarie Marketplace
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4.70% p.a.
5.40% p.a.
Intro rate for 4 months
then 4.70% p.a.
$998
4 months
$250,000
$99,999,999
$0
$0
  • Special offer: Savings Accelerator (Kick Starter offer).
  • For a limited time, new ING customers can get a bonus 0.70% p.a. on their savings rate on balances of $150,000 up to $500,000 for the first 4 months. T&Cs apply.
  • If your balance is over $500,000 (but less than $5 million) you will earn the ongoing variable rate of 4.7%
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0.00% p.a.
Bonus rate of 5.50%
Rate varies on savings amount.
5.50% p.a.
$1,128
–
$0
$99,999
$0
$0
  • Set up your Pay Cycle and connect your accounts from over 140 financial institutions.
  • Retrace your spending steps into categories with Spending Footprint.
  • No monthly or international fees on any of your transactions.
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1.00% p.a.
Bonus rate of 4.20%
Rate varies on savings amount.
5.20% p.a.
$1,065
–
$0
$99,999,999
$1,000
$0
  • Earn up to 5.20% pa by depositing $1,000 in the previous month
  • No account fees
  • Easy access to your money
0.55% p.a.
Bonus rate of 4.95%
Rate varies on savings amount.
5.50% p.a.
$1,128
–
$0
$99,999
$1,000
$0
  • Deposit at least $1,000+ each month from an external source
  • Make 5 or more eligible transactions. Grow your savings balance each month
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  • Set up your Pay Cycle and connect your accounts from over 140 financial institutions.
  • Retrace your spending steps into categories with Spending Footprint.
  • No monthly or international fees on any of your transactions.

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Deloitte Access Economics partner Chris Richardson said things will get more "challenging" after March.

“JobKeeper has been an absolute hero … and has created a world of difference for Australia," he told Channel Seven's Sunrise this morning.

However, the Government has maintained its stance on tapering off JobKeeper.

"The Morrison Government has always maintained that JobKeeper is a temporary program designed to taper off as economic confidence and momentum builds," Treasurer Josh Frydenberg told AAP.

"We're seeing that through the 734,000 jobs created over the last six months, with fewer businesses and their employees in need of JobKeeper and other temporary economic support."

The reduction in JobKeeper comes after the JobSeeker 'coronavirus supplement' was reduced from $250 a fortnight to $150 per fortnight on 1 January.

This means the maximum rate of JobSeeker is now $715 a fortnight. 

Zombie company protections were also wound back on 1 January, while the unemployment rate sits at 6.8%.

Photo by Louis Hansel @shotsoflouis on Unsplash



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