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Please note this is general information and is intended as a guide. You will need to check to see if you are eligible.
Due to the floods the Government has many assistance packages. Some of these are:-
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ndividuals and Families
Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment. Up to $1,000 per adult and $400 per child. A person may be eligible if he/she was seriously injusred, is immediate family memebr of a person killed due to disaster, princiapal residance is destroyed, principal residance sustaioned major damage, stranded in princiapl residance for 24+ hours, utilsiyt failure for 48+ hours due to infrastrucutre failure - princiapla carer / dependant child who has experienced above.
Centrelink 180 22 66.
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Eligible Area
Disastr Income recovery. Thsi consists of ex-gratia payments of $ per fortnight (single) and $424 pf (couple each) - same rate as NewStart. Payment is not means tested, however must be living in or derivign income from affected area, experienced loss o income, not receivign Centrelink support.
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Structual Assistance Grant. This grant is means tested once-off payment of up to $10,500 per individual and up to $14,200 for a couple /family. This is availalbe for people whose homes were damaged in the disaster, but the home was not insured for this disaster event.
Queensland Community Services: 1800 173 349
Essential Household Items Grant. This grant is means tested and is a once-off payment of up to $1,705 per adult, up to a maximum of $5,120 per couple / family. Thsimay be avaialbe to people who ahve owned essential items lost in the disaster and who do not ahve contents insurances THe applciaiton will be assesed on a case by case basis.
Queensland Community Services: 1800 173 349
Taxation Assistance. Includes Fast Track of Refund, re-issue lsot documents, extension of time to pay debts.
More to Follow:
Small Business and Primary Producers
Clean Up Rannt
Low Interest Loan
Freight Subsidies
