If you are uninsured, or unable to claim insurance, this grant is a contribution towards replacing essential household contents that were lost or damaged in a disaster.

This Grant has been activated for Tropical Cyclone Jasper (December 2023), SEQ Severe Thunderstorms (Christmas Day 2023) and Tropical Cyclone Kirrily (January 2024)

Grants of up to $1,765 for single adults and up to $5,300 for couples or families to help with replacing or repairing essential household contents, such as beds, linen and whitegoods, that have been lost or damaged in a disaster.

Income test (how much you earn)

Your gross (before tax) weekly income must be less than or equal to:

• individual: $1,133 ($58,905 per year)
• couple: $1,566 ($81,441 per year)
• sole parent, one child: $1,567 ($81,498 per year)
• couple, one child: $1,942 ($100,982 per year).

For each additional child, add $376 per week.

For each dependent adult, add $433 per week.

How it's paid

You will receive payment by either:

• electronic funds transfer (EFT) to the bank account you listed in your application. The timing depends on when your bank processes the payment.
• cheque sent to the address listed in your application.

Note: Some of the grants require additional information, before they can be processed. If they need more information to process your application, they will call you. This call will come from a private number.

Eligibility:

You can be a tenant or an owner-occupier in the home that was affected. People who aren’t Australian citizens can also apply for this grant.

You must meet all of these requirements:

You must meet all these requirements:

• your principal place of residence (home) is in an eligible area for a disaster event
• you were living in your principal place of residence (which includes a caravan or boat) when the disaster happened.
• your essential household items were lost or damaged as a result of the disaster.
• you must own the essential household items which you are claiming for.
• you must not hold an insurance policy that covers you for expenses or losses sustained during the disaster
• if you hold an insurance policy:
  • you do not have coverage for a particular event (e.g. storm/flood) and/or
  • you must have evidence that the insurance claim has been declined.
• you must qualify under the income test

• Phone: 1800 173 349