We have information in different languages about Disaster Recovery Allowance
For Centrelink payments and services, you can call our multilingual phone service.
You had until 25 November 2025 to make a claim for the following Local Government Areas (LGAs):
- Armidale
- Bellingen
- Central Coast (NSW)
- Cessnock
- Clarence Valley
- Coffs Harbour
- Dungog
- Kempsey
- Lake Macquarie
- Maitland
- Mid-Coast
- Muswellbrook
- Nambucca Valley
- Newcastle
- Port Macquarie-Hastings
- Port Stephens
- Singleton
- Upper Hunter
- Walcha.
Late claims will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances. To claim, call the Emergency information line.
To find more emergency information about your LGA, you can enter your address into the New South Wales Government’s find your local council tool.