ADDITIONAL GRANTS ANNOUNCED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Yesterday the following additional financial and assistance packages were announced.

An additional two weekly disaster payments automatic at the current rate of $1,000 per adult and $400 per child. This will be automatic if you have already applied.

Support for Norco to support jobs and help restore their operations.

$10 million to support the mental health of school-aged children. This will be through the ‘Resilient Kids’ program.

$800,000 to extend the Regional Small Business Support Program. For more information, click here: https://recovery.gov.au/.../regional-small-business...

$10 million to boost existing legal assistance services.

$25 million for emergency relief, food relief and financial counselling services.

$6.9 million in support payments of $10,000 to assist early childhood education and care (ECEC) services that have been closed for more than seven days. More severely impacted services will also be able to apply for Community Child Care Fund Special Circumstances grants.

$7 million to expand the Commonwealth’s business recovery and resilience service, Strengthening Business. For more information, click here: https://business.gov.au/grants-and.../strengthening-business

$31.2 million to deliver immediate and longer term local mental health support services for individuals, families, and communities impacted by the disaster.

$4.7 million to ensure the immediate continuity of primary health care services for flood-impacted Australians.

You can keep up to date with the latest grants and advice by clicking on the Lismore City Council Flood 2022 webpage at https://lismore.nsw.gov.au/flood-2022-information.

Categories: Financial Assistance, Community Services