How governments' COVID-19 employee support schemes compare
Daniel Coughlin
09 March 2021
Different countries' financial support for people impacted by coronavirus
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India: food aid
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Malawi: $50 (£40) per month
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Nigeria: $52 (£41) per month
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Malaysia: $140 (£111) per month
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Costa Rica: $220 (£174) per month
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Brazil: up to $240 (£177) per month
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China: $257 (£185) per month
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Thailand: up to $280 (£200) per month
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South Africa: $400 (£316) per month
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Greece: $900 (£711) one-off payment
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Malta: up to $900 (£711) per month
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Italy: $900 (£711) per month
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Spain: $1,150 (£905) per month
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Poland: 40% of wages
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Canada: up to 75% of wages
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New Zealand: up to $1,520 (£1.2k) per month
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Australia: $1,040 (£825) every two weeks
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Hong Kong: up to $2,300 (£1.8k) per month
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Singapore: up to $2,565 (£1845) per month until September 2020, then up to $1,700 (£1,230)
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South Korea: 70% of wages
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USA: up to $3,200 (£2,300) stimulus payments per eligible adult
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Iceland: up to 75% of wages
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UK: up to $3,175 (£2.5k) per month
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Denmark: up to $4,540 (£3.6k) per month
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France: up to $5,740 (£4,1k) per month
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Austria: up to $5,820 (£4.2k) per month
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Germany: up to $7,900 (£6.1k) per month
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Netherlands: up to $10,780 (£8.5k) per month
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Sweden: up to 90% of wages
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Japan: up to 100% of wages
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