We have information in different languages about Western Australia Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie, December 2022 - January 2023
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.
Western Australia Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie, December 2022 - January 2023 is the ex-tropical cyclone and flooding from 28 December 2022 to 7 February 2023. You have until:
- 6 July 2023 to make a claim for Disaster Recovery Allowance
- 12 July 2023 to make a claim for Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment.
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.
The Western Australian Government has additional support services available.
Watch this video about disaster assistance payments and how to claim.