Residents whose homes were destroyed or are considered significantly damaged or destroyed by the event following the in Perth North East Storms will be eligible for a full or partial one off payment.

The Premier's Relief Payment provides financial assistance to eligible residents whose home was:

• located within the path of the Perth North East Storms (the events) on the 19^th and 20^th of February 2025, and;
• significantly damaged or destroyed by the event.

The payment is to help cover costs for essential items, personal effects, transport and emergency accommodation,

The Premier's Relief Payment is comprised of the following:

• Full Payment: A one-off payment of $4,000 per household for eligible applicants whose home was destroyed or suffered severe damage and is uninhabitable because of the event.
• Partial Payment: A one-off payment of $2,000 per household for eligible applicants whose home suffered major damage, because of the event.

NOTE: For the purposes of this relief payment:

• Minor damage that is associated with normal seasonal storms is not eligible. This may include minor roof leaks, overflowing gutters, minor displacement of roof tiles/sheeting, or damage to fences.
• A home means your usual place of residence, being the area and/or residential dwelling where a person normally lives, sleeps and eats. Residential dwellings are structures capable of long-term human habitation and include houses, apartments (or units), semi-detached or duplex homes, villas, terrace houses, townhouses, granny flats and transportable buildings.

All the following eligibility criteria must be met to apply:

• The applicant's home was destroyed or damaged by the severe storm event associated with the Perth North East Storms (the events) on the 19^thand 20^thof February 2025;
• The home was located in the path of the Perth North East Storms;
• The home was used as a usual place of residence up to the 19^thand 20^thof February 2025;
• The applicant is the main occupant of the home, and;
• An application has not already been submitted on behalf of the household for the affected home for this event.

• Email: recoverygrants@dfes.wa.gov.au