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COVID-19 Driver Relief Fund (CDRF): Taxi Drivers and Private Hire Car Drivers To Receive $3,150 Over 6 Months
By Seedly  •  January 18, 2021
During the months when COVID-19 hit us the hardest. We noticed a lot of Seedly community members, especially taxi drivers and private hire car drivers, really struggling to make ends meet. While there are several support schemes and funds set up to help this sector, such as the Self-Employed Person Income Relief Scheme (SIRS) and the Extended Special Relief Fund (SRF). The SIRS has ceased on 31 December 2020 and TBH it doesn’t look like the sector will recover anytime soon. I mean, most of us are still working from home. So it’s not like we are taking taxis or Grab rides to rush to meetings or gatherings. And the lack of tourists means that taxi and private hire car ridership remains 25 per cent lower than pre-COVID levels. Luckily, the Government has set aside an additional $133 million to create a dedicated COVID-19 Driver Relief Fund (CDRF) to provide support for this particular sector....
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By Seedly
Launched in 2016, Seedly helps users make smarter financial decisions with its budgeting app which allows its 40,000 users to sync up their financial accounts and better manage their cash-flow. Last year, we introduced a new community feature which allows users to crowdsource knowledge from peers before making a financial decision.
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