To help those that may be affected by the bush fire crisis, we are sharing the below resources for financial support. Please share this with anyone you know that may have been affected or have family/friends that may have been affected.
Disaster Recovery Payment
Dep of Human Services
$1,000 per eligible adult
$400 per eligible child
Serious injury, Family member of fatal incident, home is destroyed or uninhabitable
Phone: 1802266
Website
Disaster Recovery Allowance
Dep of Human Services
Equivalent to Newstart or Youth Allowance benefit
Subject to income thresholds
Lost income due to bushfires
Phone: 1802266
Website
Red Cross Disaster Relief
Red Cross
$5,000 grant
Home has been destroyed or is uninhabitable
Salvation Army bushfire disaster support
Phone: 1300 662 217
Email
Primary Producer Assistance
NSW Rural Assistance Authority
Recovery grants of up to $15,000
Concessional loans
Transport subsidies, Impacted by bushfires in specific Local Govt Areas
Phone: 1800 678 593
Website
Sporting Club Assistance
NSW Rural Assistance Authority
Concessional loans
Impacted by bushfires in specific Local Govt Areas
Phone: 1800 678 593
Website
Church and non-profit organisation assistance
NSW Rural Assistance Authority
Recovery grants of up to $15,000
Impacted by bushfires in specific Local Govt Areas
Phone: 1800 678 593
Website
Commonwealth Bank
– Accommodation assistance for insurance customers
– Expediting claims for insurance customers
– Assistance for home loan, credit card and personal loan customers
– Credit limit increases (subject to credit approval)
– Loan restructuring
– Waiving prepayment charges for customers accessing term deposits and investment bonds before maturity date
– Waiving of selected fees and charges
* Check with the institution
Phone: 1300 720 814
Website
Westpac
– Grants of up to $2,000 for temporary accommodation, food and clothing
– Possible deferral of home loan repayments for up to 3 months
– Emergency funds and temporary accommodation for insurance customers
– Possible deferral of credit card repayments for up to 90 days
– Personal loans at discounted rates and no establishment fees for replacement goods (subject to loan approval)
– Waiver of interest rate adjustments for customers withdrawing term deposits
– Customers experiencing severe hardship may be offered a halt on interest accrual on credit products for up to 3 months
*Check with the institution
Phone: 1800 029 749
Website
ANZ
– Ability to suspend repayments on loans and credit cards for up to 3 months
– Temporary interest rate relief on lending for customers experiencing extreme financial distress
– Access to term deposits early without incurring any fees
– Emergency funds and temporary accommodation for insurance customers
*Check with the institution
Phone: 1800 701 599
Website
NAB
– $2,000 grant for customers who’s home is no longer in a liveable condition
– Credit card and personal loan relief where appropriate
– Suspension of home and personal loan repayments
– Waiving costs and charges for early withdrawal of term deposits
– waiving home loan and personal loan application fees
– Support to restructure other existing banking facilities
*Check with the institution
Phone: 1300 683 106
Website
AMP
– Waiving of certain fees for customers requiring urgent access to their funds
– Temporarily postponing home loan payments
– Early access to your super if the ATO have assessed you as being eligible on compassionate grounds
– Faster access to pension fund payments
– A one-off 3 month waiver of Life, Total and Permanent Disability, Trauma, Income Protection and Business Insurance Premiums
*Check with the institution
Phone: 13 30 30 (Banking)
131 267 (Insurance and Superannuation)
Website
General Financial help
Free financial help is available through the National Debt Helpline on 1800 007 007
Insolvency-specific help
Alongside these organisations we are offering free services to our affected clients. We are also offering free consultations in order to provide information, direction to appropriate professionals and direction to financial councillors, to all affected. These options may include; hardship applications, negotiations, part nine debt agreements, informal debt agreements, personal insolvency agreements and bankruptcy.