Victorian Floods, October 2022

Support for people affected by the Victorian Floods, October 2022.

Temporary pause of requirements for some flood affected areas

Mutual obligation and participation requirements have been paused for some flood affected areas in Victoria. Check our pause of requirements page to see the areas.

We have information in different languages about Victorian Floods, October 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.

Read about additional help if you’ve been affected by a natural disaster.

Watch this video about disaster assistance payments and how to claim.

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Page last updated: 17 November 2022