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Extra financial help for bushfire victims
Bushfire affected communities will be eligible for additional financial help, with the federal government activating the Disaster Recovery Allowance.
September 13, 2019
Bushfire-affected people in New South Wales and Queensland will be eligible for additional financial assistance to help them get back on their feet.
The federal government activated the Disaster Recovery Allowance on Friday as Prime Minister Scott Morrison toured devastated communities in southeast Queensland.
The allowance gives people directly affected by fires up to 13 weeks of support payments equivalent to the maximum rate of the Newstart Allowance.
In NSW, the DRA has been activated in the local government areas of Armidale, Bellingen, Clarence Valley, Glen Innes, Inverell, Tenterfield, Uralla and Walcha.
In Queensland, it has been activated in the local government areas of Noosa, Scenic Rim, Southern Downs and Sunshine Coast.