State Disaster Relief Arrangements (SDRA)

About the State Disaster Relief Arrangements (SDRA) 

The SDRA is an all-hazards relief program that is 100% State funded and covers natural and non‑natural disasters. 

The SDRA can be requested when Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety (DFSDSCS) identifies that local service providers have reached their capacity to provide a service to people experiencing personal hardship as a direct result of a disaster event, or when there are no local service providers to assist in the event of a disaster. 

The purpose of the SDRA is to address personal hardship and community needs for disaster events where the  Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) is unable to be activated. SDRA relief measures for the Personal Hardship Assistance Scheme and Counter Disaster Operations are the same relief measures that are activated under the DRFA. 

A multi-agency assessment across Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety (DFSDSCS), Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC) is undertaken on each SDRA request to ensure the request meets eligibility requirements and that the SDRA is the appropriate avenue for funding. 

The Director‑General of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) (supported by QRA) has the final decision on whether to activate the SDRA. QRA will coordinate the delivery of the SDRA assistance measures.