If you’re uninsured, or unable to claim insurance, this grant helps you reconnect essential services that were damaged by a disaster.

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

There are 2 parts to the grant:

• Inspection: up to $200 towards a safety inspection for each essential service needing reconnection (electricity, gas, water, and sewerage or septic system)
• Repair: up to $4200 towards repair work needed to reconnect these essential services (for example, electrical rewiring).

Tropical Cyclone Jasper and South East Queensland Severe Thunderstorms

Income testing limits have temporarily increased for eligible people affected by the Tropical Cyclone Jasper December 2023 and the SEQ Severe Thunderstorms Christmas Day 2023 disaster events.

The applicant's gross (before tax) weekly income must be less than or equal to:

• individual: $2,308 ($120,000 per year)
• couple: $3,135 ($163,000)
• sole parent, one child: $3,135 ($163,000 per year)
• couple, one child: $3,885 ($202,000 per year).

For each additional child, add a further $800 per week. For each dependent adult, add $860 per week.

Where a property is jointly owned by 2 or more people, the income test is applied to all title holders of the property.

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 a further $376 per week. For each dependent adult, add $433 per week.

Where a property is jointly owned by 2 or more people, the income test is applied to all title holders of the property.

Eligibility:

You must meet all of these requirements:

• your principal place of residence (home) is an eligible area affected by the disaster event
• you were living in the home, caravan or boat when the disaster event happened
• one or more of these essential services were damaged because of the disaster event:
  • electricity, including solar power or a generator if this is the only source of power
  • gas
  • water
  • hot water (either gas or electricity)
  • sewerage
• you own or have a mortgage on the residential dwelling. If multiple dwellings are on the same property and are not separately metered, we can assess them as separate households if you can demonstrate you live independently of each other.
• 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 the 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 outlined below.

• Phone: 1800 173 349