Minister for Local Government and Water and Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers The Honourable Ann Leahy
- Income-tested disaster hardship payments available to eligible residents in 15 Brisbane suburbs.
- Support can help vulnerable, uninsured residents with various recovery costs including the reconnection of services and repairs to the home.
- Assistance provided under the joint Commonwealth-state Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.
Eligible Brisbane residents in 15 suburbs can now access a range of targeted Personal Hardship Assistance in response to last month's hailstorms.
The income-tested support, provided by the Albanese and Crisafulli Governments under joint Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA), is for uninsured residents who suffered property damage from the storms and subsequent power outages.
Activated Brisbane suburbs include Ashgrove, Bardon, Boondall, Ferny Grove, Gumdale, Keperra, Lota, Manly, Manly West, Mount Crosby, Ransome, The Gap, Wakerley, Wynnum, Wynnum West.
Three assistance measures are available to eligible residents:
- Structural Assistance Grants – up to $80,000 for uninsured, income-tested owner-occupiers towards the repair or replacement of a disaster damaged dwelling to return it to a safe and habitable condition.
- Essential Household Contents Grants – income-tested assistance for uninsured residents, up to $1,765 for individuals and up to $5,300 for couples or families to replace destroyed essential household contents like whitegoods.
- Essential Services Safety and Reconnection Scheme – income-tested grants up to $5,000 per household for uninsured homeowners needing to reconnect services like electricity, gas, water or sewerage.
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