Amendments and clarifications are included in the latest update to the CRSS Guidelines on how to determine a claim period. The guidelines now also reflect that the scheme is extended to 30 June 2021.
CRSS Guidelines
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Paragraph 1 – Overview of the CRSS
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The overview is amended to reflect the extension of the scheme to 30 June 2021.
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paragraph 5 – How to determine a claim period
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Paragraph 5.1 is amended to include detail on claim periods where restrictions commenced on a day of the week other than a Monday.
Paragraph 5.3 – How to make the first claim – The system automatically calculates the number of days within the claim period where the claimant enters the dates the relevant business activity became subject to restrictions.
Paragraph 5.4. – How to make a subsequent claim – subsequent claim periods not commencing on a Monday will be assigned and processed through the CRSS portal as though commencing on the Monday before the first day of the claim period.
Paragraph 5.5 – Start and end dates of claim periods – claim periods including a partial week will see the excess days combined, and the claim portal will calculate a claim for five full weeks plus the restart week, where for example the combined restrictions run for four weeks and five days.
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Appendix II - E-Claim Screens
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Revised e-claim screens are included in Step 1.
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Appendix III - Public Health Restrictions
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The extension of restrictive measures to 5 April 2021 is now included in the guidelines.
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