Disaster relief and support for individuals and households
NSW Government provides financial relief and support services for eligible individuals, families and households following a natural disaster.
Disaster Relief Grant
Financial assistance to eligible individuals and households whose homes have been damaged by a natural disaster.
Stamp duty relief for replacement of motor vehicles
Stamp duty relief may be provided on the replacement of motor vehicles written off due to loss caused by a declared disaster.
Eligibility criteria
Private and commercial vehicle owners who are comprehensively insured and who and a vehicle written off due to damage caused by a declared disaster that occurred in NSW.
To apply
Visit www.revenue.nsw.gov.au or phone Revenue NSW on 1300 139 814.
Replacement of rural potable water user or contaminated by fire fighting efforts
Support is provided where water intended for human consumption has been taken by a firefighting agency and needs to be replaced or contaminated by fire-retardant chemicals.
Eligibility criteria
- Be an occupant of a residential property where firefighters needed to take water intended for human consumption for their firefighting efforts.
- Be an occupant of a residential property where fire retardant chemicals have been dropped or sprayed over the property by a firefighting agency, and whose potable water systems are at risk of contamination.
To apply
Phone Service NSW on 13 77 88 to seek advice and further confirm eligibility.
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