We have information in different languages about New South Wales Floods, September 2022
Disaster Assistance Payments audio
Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment
Disaster Recovery Allowance
For Centrelink payments and services, you can call our multilingual phone service.
If you’re directly affected by this declared disaster, we have lump sum payments and ongoing, short term allowances to help you. You may be eligible for more than one of these.
The New South Wales floods is a current and ongoing natural disaster that started on 14 September 2022.
If you have a Centrelink debt, you can pause or change your repayments.
Read about additional help such as social work services and help to recover.
See where to find us in your community if you’ve been affected by a natural disaster.
You may also be eligible for the Disaster Relief Grant from the NSW Government.
Watch this video about our disaster assistance payments and how to claim.