Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment
The Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) provides one-off financial assistance to eligible Australians adversely affected by the storms and floods.
The rate of AGDRP is $1000 per eligible adult and $400 per eligible child. Claims for this payment can be lodged with
Services Australia for a period up to 6 months.
AGDRP is available for people who have been seriously injured, have lost their homes or whose homes have been directly damaged, whose major assets have been directly damaged or are the immediate family members of a person who has died as a direct result of the storms and floods.
You have until 31 May 2022 to lodge a claim for AGDRP in the eleven (11) local government areas of: Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Cardinia, Hepburn, Latrobe, Macedon Ranges, Moorabool, Mornington Peninsula, South Gippsland, Wellington and Yarra Ranges.
For more information on eligibility, visit the
Services Australia website or contact the Australian Government Information Hotline on 180 22 66 for claims assistance.
New Zealand disaster recovery payment
A grant payment is being provided to eligible New Zealand 'non-protected' special category visa (SCV) (subclass 444) holders who have been adversely affected by the storms and floods.
The payment rate is $1000 per eligible adult, $1000 per partner or dependent adult and $400 per eligible child. Claims for this payment can be lodged with
Services Australia for a period of 6 months.
The payment is available for SCV holders who have been seriously injured, have lost their homes or whose homes have been directly damaged, whose major assets have been directly damaged or are the immediate family members of a person who has died as a direct result of the storms and floods.
You have until 31 May 2022 to lodge a claim for the New Zealand disaster recovery payment in the eleven (11) local government areas of: Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Cardinia, Hepburn, Latrobe, Macedon Ranges, Moorabool, Mornington Peninsula, South Gippsland, Wellington and Yarra Ranges.
For eligibility information, visit the
Services Australia website or contact the Australian Government Information Hotline on 180 22 66 for claims assistance.
Disaster Recovery Allowance
The Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA) provides income support payments to employees, primary producers and sole traders who can demonstrate they have experienced a loss of income as a direct result of the storms and floods.
DRA provides fortnightly payments for up to 13 weeks up to the applicable rate of JobSeeker Payment or Youth Allowance, depending on the person's circumstances.
DRA is available to Australian residents who are 16 years and older.
DRA is not available to those already receiving another income support payment or pension such as the Age Pension, JobSeeker Payment or Service Pension.
You have until 31 May 2022 to lodge a claim for DRA in the eleven (11) local government areas of: Bass Coast, Baw, Baw, Cardinia, Hepburn, Latrobe, Macedon Ranges, Moorabool, Mornington Peninsula, South Gippsland, Wellington and Yarra Ranges.
For eligibility information, visit the
Services Australia website or contact the Australian Government Information Hotline on 180 22 66 for claims for assistance.
New Zealand income support allowance
The New Zealand income support allowance is available to eligible New Zealand 'non-protected' special category visa (SCV) (subclass 444) holders who can demonstrate they have experienced a loss of income as a direct result of the storms and floods.
The income support allowance provides fortnightly payments for up to 13 weeks up to the applicable rate of JobSeeker Payment or Youth Allowance, depending on the person's circumstances.
The allowance is available to SCV holders who are 16 years and older.
You have until 31 May 2022 to lodge a claim for the New Zealand income support allowance in the eleven (11) local government areas of: Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Cardinia, Hepburn, Latrobe, Macedon Ranges, Moorabool, Mornington Peninsula, South Gippsland, Wellington and Yarra Ranges.
For more information on eligibility, visit the
Services Australia website or contact the Australian Government Information Hotline on 180 22 66 for claims assistance.
Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements
The joint Australian, state and territory government Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) provide a range of financial assistance to the natural disaster-declared areas in each state or territory.
For the storms and floods which impacted central and eastern Victoria, the available assistance measures may include:
- personal hardship and distress
- recovery support package
- prolonged power outage payment for individuals
- personal and financial counselling
- counter disaster operations
- removal of debris from residential properties
- restoration of damaged essential public assets.
Additional assistance measure
- Prolonged power outage payment for businesses
- $25,000 recovery grants for primary producers
- Community Recovery Fund
For information regarding the prolonged power outage payments, visit the
AusNet website.
For information regarding the recovery grants for primary producers, visit the
Storm and flood recovery website.
For information regarding the Community Recovery Fund, visit the
Storm and flood recovery website.
For information on available recovery assistance, visit the
VIC Emergency website.
For further information on recovery arrangements, visit the
Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements 2018 page.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will replace passports that have been lost or damaged in declared natural disasters free of charge, visit the
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website.
