Disaster Assistance Following Storms and Floods in NSW

Assistance available under the DRFA may include:

• help for eligible people whose homes or belongings have been damaged

• support for affected local councils to help with the costs of cleaning up and restoring damaged essential public assets

• concessional interest rate loans for small businesses, primary producers and nonprofit organisations

• freight subsidies for primary producers, and

• grants to eligible non-profit organisations.

Full media release can be found here: Disaster assistance following storms and floods in NSW

For information on personal hardship and distress assistance, contact the Disaster Welfare Assistance Line on 1800 018 444. To apply for a concessional loan or grant, contact the NSW Rural Assistance Authority on 1800 678 593 or visit www.raa.nsw.gov.au