Government responds to TC Marcia
Assistance available for affected residents of Rockhampton, Livingstone and Banana
Brokers with clients from regions affected by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Marcia may be interested in passing on word of disaster recovery payments made available to hard-hit residents.
The Federal Government has confirmed it will provide the Disaster Recovery Payment (DRP) to eligible residents. Those eligible for the Disaster Recovery Payment, who have lost or had significant damage to their homes, or suffered injury as a result of the disaster, can access a one-off payment of $1000 per adult and $400 for each child.
Claims can be made online at www.humanservices.gov.au or by calling the Commonwealth Government Information Hotline on 180 22 66 from 8am to 5pm local time, Monday to Friday. Completed claim forms can also be lodged in person at a Commonwealth Government Department of Human Services service centre.
This funding is over and above the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA). NDRRA assistance has been made available in the local government areas of Banana, Livingstone and Rockhampton. Those affected can access personal hardship assistance payments of $180 per adult and up to $900 per family.They should contact the Community Recovery Hotline on 1800 173 349.
Full details regarding the assistance available can be found on the Queensland Government’s Disaster Management website at and on the Australian Government’s Disaster Assist website.
Meanwhile, the Insurance Council has formerly declared Marcia as a catastrophe event, with 4,350 claims having been lodged as of 10am on Sunday 22 February. Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
