Natural disaster resources for community groups

Natural disaster resources for community groups

10 March, 2022

There is a new webpage and community e-kit available on the Services Australia website titled – Natural disaster resources for community groups.

These resources are designed to help you support people in your community who have been affected by a natural disaster.

The webpage contains information:

about natural disaster support in different languages about other support.

Additionally, a natural disaster resources eKit is available with the following resources:

Australian Government Disaster Recovery (AGDRP) factsheet Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA) factsheet Services Australia mobile services factsheet talking points about AGDRP and DRA social media tiles for disaster support Someone to deal with us on your behalf factsheet.

Please also find attached factsheets for Natural Disaster Payments through Services Australia.

The Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) is a lump sum payment to help if someone has been significantly affected by a disaster in a declared Local Government Area (LGA). Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA) is a short term payment to help you if a disaster directly affects your income in a declared LGA. More Local Government Areas (LGAs) may be declared eligible for these payments in the coming days. For up-to-date information, visit servicesaustralia.gov.au/disaster