Natural disaster support

Support for people directly affected by a declared natural disaster.

We have multiple system updates and changes to some of our content and services

Support announced for people affected by the bushfires in Victoria

Financial help will be available for people affected by the Victorian bushfires from 2 pm local time Wednesday 14 January 2026. Find out about support that will be available for Victorian Bushfires, January 2026.

Support announced for people affected by the rainfall and flooding in North Queensland

Financial help will be available for people affected by the North Queensland rainfall and flooding from 2 pm local time 13 January 2026. Find out about support that will be available for North Queensland Rainfall and Flooding, December 2025 - January 2026.

We have information in different languages about Natural disaster support

Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment

Disaster Recovery Allowance

Disaster assistance payments audio

Natural disaster payments audio

For Centrelink payments and services, you can call our multilingual phone service.

Call the Centrelink Indigenous Call Centre to speak to us about Centrelink payments and services for free.

You may be able to get both Australian Government and state or territory natural disaster support.

To see what support you can get, select your state or territory.

Page last updated: 13 March 2025.
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