Personal hardship payments extended through flooded Moreton Bay

Hardship assistance from the Australian and Queensland Governments has been extended to more Moreton Bay residents affected by recent heavy rains and flooding.

The financial aid is being provided through the joint Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

The DRFA extension to residents of impacted streets in the Moreton Bay Regional Council area will assist the community to recover from the current unseasonal deluge.

Personal Hardship Assistance will help meet the immediate essential needs of flood impacted residents such as food, temporary accommodation, clothing and medication.  

Grants of up to $180 per person, to a maximum of $900 for a family of five or more, are now available to eligible people experiencing financial hardship as a result of the floods that impacted a number of streets in the Moreton Bay Regional Council area.

Grants are also available to assist with the safe reconnection of essential services once those residents return to their homes.

For information on Personal Hardship Assistance, and for the latest list of locations which are eligible, contact the Community Recovery Hotline 1800 173 349 or visit www.qld.gov.au/community/disasters-emergencies.

In total, 12 LGAs have been activated for DRFA assistance in response to the Southern Queensland rainfall and flooding event, including Brisbane, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Gold Coast, Gympie, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Moreton Bay, North Burnett, South Burnett, Southern Downs and Toowoomba.

In addition to parts of Moreton Bay, Personal Hardship Assistance has been activated to help flood affected residents in the Lockyer Valley and Southern Downs.