Disaster Assistance

Disaster Assist provides assistance and support to businesses across Australia that have been affected by natural disasters.
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What do you get?

Types of assistance and support vary.

Who is this for?

Businesses affected by a natural disaster.

Overview

Disaster Assist provides assistance to businesses and individuals affected by natural disasters in Australia.

Assistance is provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-Territory Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA).

Disaster Recovery Payment

The Disaster Recovery Payment is a one-off recovery payment for people that have been affected by a disaster.

Disaster Recovery Allowance

The Disaster Recovery Allowance is a short term payment for people that have had their income affected by a disaster.

Check if you can apply

To receive funding, you must:

  • make a claim with the claiming period
  • be located in an area that has been named as eligible for assistance.

For more information on who can apply, view the Disaster arrangements page on the Disaster assist website.

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Apply for the Disaster Assistance

Find out more about your eligibility and how to apply.

Learn how to apply
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