The Resilient Homes Fund (the Fund) has been designed to support homeowners in their recovery and to build resilience in the Northern Rivers community following the February and March 2022 NSW Severe Weather Flooding event.
Key information
- Status: Open
- Grant amount: From $50,000 to $200,000
- Application opened: 1 February 2024
- Application closes: 30 June 2026
Program objective
The Fund, delivered by the NRRC, will help improve the disaster resilience of homes in high-risk flood areas located in the NSW Northern Rivers LGAs of Ballina, Byron, Clarence Valley, Kyogle, Lismore, Richmond Valley and Tweed (Northern Rivers LGAs).Disaster resilience means minimising the risk to human safety and the risk of physical damage caused by a disaster, which will also lessen recovery needs post-disaster.
The RHP seeks to reduce risk to life and to make homes more disaster resilient through a series of measures, including:
1. elimination – reducing the number of homes in severe-risk flooding areas,
2. minimisation – raising homes up to minimise the frequency of potential flood related damage, and
3. fortification – using design techniques, and materials selection in construction and repair to assist homes to better withstand flooding. This aims to reduce the extent of flood related damage and clean-up required after a flood.
This program is administered by NSW Reconstruction Authority.
Eligibility
Who can apply
Previously Completed Works - Eligible HO will progress from Eligibility Assessment to a Claim Assessment
Future Works - Eligible HO will progress from Eligibility Assessment to a Home Assessment
Eligibility is determined by declarations of natural disasters by the NSW Government.
Location that are eligible include Ballina, Byron, Clarence Valley, Kyogle, Lismore, Richmond Valley, Tweed
Types of projects funded under this grant
Home Raising
Home Retrofit
Who can’t apply
will have a pathway to Internal Review and Appeals
What your application needs to include
Prepare your application with this checklist
Application form
Address the eligibility criteria
Each applicant, as part of an application response, must confirm that they meet the eligibility criteria.
Applicants that do not address the eligibility criteria in full may be excluded from the application process at the department's discretion.
Start the application
HO to complete Application form.
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After the application is submitted
Successful applications will be decided by: NSW Reconstruction Authority
Eligibility Assessment Part 1
Eligibility Assessment Part 2
Support and contact
The fund has been developed to improve the resilience of homes in high-risk flood areas in the Ballina, Byron, Clarence Valley, Kyogle, Lismore, Richmond Valley, and Tweed local government areas.
Currently, the Resilient Homes workstream, also known as the Resilient Homes Fund, is made up of 2 programs:
- The $700 million Resilient Homes Program is 50:50 co-funded by the Australian Government and NSW Government.
- The $100 million Resilient Lands Program is fully funded by the NSW Government.
Resilient Land Program
The Resilient Lands Program encompasses place-based strategy, policy and planning to enable the Northern Rivers communities to build back better.
A key component of the Resilient Lands Program is a process to identify flood-safe land suitable for redevelopment to help relocate Northern Rivers residents impacted by the 2022 floods.
Resilient Homes Program
The Resilient Homes Program is providing financial assistance to homeowners to improve the flood-resilience of residential properties in the Northern Rivers.
Read about assistance available for homeowners to improve flood-resilience.