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Disaster Recovery Allowance
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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.
Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA) was financial support to help if you lost income as a direct result of this disaster. To get DRA you had to meet all eligibility rules, including working or living in one of the following declared areas. You can find all eligibility rules by checking who can get it.
Claims closed 7 October 2026 for the following Local Government areas:
- Belyuen Local Government Area (LGA)
- Coomalie LGA
- Katherine LGA
- Litchfield LGA
- Roper Gulf LGA
- Unincorporated NT excluding the locality of Yulara
- Victoria Daly LGA
- Wagait LGA
- West Arnhem LGA
- West Daly LGA.
Late claims can only be accepted in exceptional circumstances. To claim, call the Emergency information line.
You may also be eligible for Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment. If you’re eligible, you can get both Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment and DRA.
If you’re a New Zealand citizen living in Australia, check if you’re eligible for both:
Contact numbers available on this page.
Emergency information line
Call this line if you’re affected by a natural disaster and need help to claim a payment.
There are other ways you may want to contact us.