New Zealand Disaster Recovery Allowance

Support for eligible New Zealanders who've lost income as a direct result of New South Wales Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred that started in March 2025.

If your Disaster Recovery Allowance or New Zealand Disaster Recovery Allowance is ending

If your disaster support payment is ending, you can find out what other payments and services you may be eligible for.

You have until 8 September 2025 to make a claim for the following areas:

  • Armidale
  • Ballina
  • Bellingen
  • Byron
  • Clarence Valley
  • Coffs Harbour
  • Dungog
  • Glen Innes Severn
  • Kempsey
  • Kyogle
  • Lismore
  • Lord Howe Island and any other islands within 3 nautical miles
  • Mid-Coast
  • Nambucca Valley
  • Port Macquarie-Hastings
  • Richmond Valley
  • Tenterfield
  • Tweed.

To see emergency information about your LGA, you can enter your address into the New South Wales Government’s find your local council tool.

Page last updated: 11 March 2025.
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