Disaster Recovery Payment (DRP)
The payment is to provide one-off financial assistance to eligible Australians adversely affected by the disaster in the local government areas of East Arnhem and West Arnhem in the Arnhem region of the Northern Territory.
The DRP rate is $1000 per eligible adult and $400 per eligible child. Claims for this payment can be lodged at the Department of Human Services (Centrelink) for a period of up to six months.
The DRP is available for people who have been seriously injured, who have lost their homes or whose homes have been directly damaged by Tropical Cyclone Lam or who are the immediate family member of a person who has been killed.
You have until 26 August 2015 to lodge a claim for DRP in the Arnhem region.
For more information on eligibility, visit the Department of Human Services (Centrelink) website, or contact the Australian Government Emergency Information Line on 180 2266 for claims for assistance.
Ex-gratia disaster assistance for New Zealand non-protected special category visa (SCV) holders
New Zealand ex-gratia disaster payment
An ex-gratia payment is being provided to eligible New Zealand 'non-protected' SCV (subclass 444) holders who have been adversely affected by Tropical Cyclone Lam in the Northern Territory. This applies to SCV holders in eligible disaster-declared local government areas of East Arnhem and West Arnhem in the Arnhem region of the Northern Territory.
The payment rate is $1000 per eligible adult and $400 per eligible child. Claims for this payment can be lodged at the Department of Human Services (Centrelink) for a period of up to six months.
The payment is available for SCV holders who have been seriously injured, who have lost their homes or whose homes have been directly damaged by Tropical Cyclone Lam or who are the immediate family member of a person who has been killed.
You have until 26 August 2015 to lodge a claim for this assistance in the Arnhem region.
For eligibility information, visit the Department of Human Services (Centrelink) website or contact the Australian Government Emergency Information Line on 180 2266 for claims for assistance.
Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA)
The joint Australian, state and territory governments' Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) provide a range of financial assistance to the natural disaster-declared areas in each state or territory.
For this tropical cyclone which occurred in February 2015, the available assistance measures include:
- personal hardship and distress assistance
- personal and financial counselling
- counter disaster operations
- restoration of essential public assets
in the affected local government areas of:
Assistance for the restoration of essential public assets has been made available in the local government areas of:
In addition to this, a Category C Community Recovery Fund has been made available in the local government area of East Arnhem.
For information on available recovery assistance, visit the secureNT website.
For further information on recovery arrangements, visit the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements
