$741 million Resilient Residential Recovery Package approved

The Queensland Government will work with the Australian Government, local councils and communities to deliver a $741 million program to support the recovery of flood affected Queenslanders and help improve the resilience of their homes to future flooding.

It will include opportunities to retrofit homes with flood-resilient designs or raise homes out of harm’s way, in addition to working with local councils to explore voluntary buybacks to improve the safety of communities and Queenslanders affected by floods this disaster season.

The Queensland Government, through Building for Queensland and QRA, will be consulting with key stakeholders including affected communities, councils, the building and insurance industries and the Australian Government, to ensure this program can help as many Queenslanders as possible.

There has never been a program of this size and scale in Australia focused on increasing resilience in households and as it has the opportunity to truly change the face of flood-resilience in South East Queensland, we want to make sure we get it right.

Structural Assistance Grants, which are already available, have also now been raised from up to $14,685 to up to $50,000 to help affected Queensland home owners who are uninsured or unable to access insurance to make repairs.

To apply for this grant, or if you need immediate assistance, please call the Community Recovery Hotline on 1800 173 349 or visit www.communityrecovery.qld.gov.au

This assistance is made available through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.