Financial Support

Premier's Relief Payment

The Premier’s Relief Payment is available to provide financial assistance to eligible residents whose dwelling was directly damaged or destroyed by Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle. The payment is available to help residents pay for food, clothing, personal effects, transport and emergency accommodation.

  • A one-off payment of $4,000 per household is available to eligible applicants whose home was destroyed or suffered severe damage.
  • A one-off payment of $2,000 per household is available to eligible applicants whose home suffered major damage.

Make an enquiry

Phone: 1800 490 678  Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm
Email: recoverygrants@dfes.wa.gov.au
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Assistance for Individuals and Families

This emergency assistance is primarily administered by the WA Department of Communities to help support eligible individuals and families who need assistance to meet their immediate and essential needs as a direct result of the eligible disaster. It may include:

  • Emergency accommodation
  • Emergency food
  • Emergency clothing and
  • Replacement of essential household items and personal effects*
  • Essential housing repairs to return to safe and habitable condition*
  • Personal or financial support services

Note: * These assistance measures are subject to income and/or asset testing.

Make an enquiry

Phone: 1800-032-965  9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.

This program is jointly funded through the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

Assistance for Local Government and State Government Agencies

Financial assistance is available for local governments and state government agencies to support the reconstruction of essential public assets.

Make an enquiry

Phone:  1800 920 659
Email:  drfawa@dfes.wa.gov.au
Web:  DFES Recovery Funding

This program is jointly funded through the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

Small Business Interest Rate Subsidy

If you are a small business proprietor whose assets or premises have been directlyimpacted by STC Narelle, you may be eligible to receive an interest rate subsidy on new loans taken out for the purposes of repairing damaged assets or business carry on costs.

For details on eligibility and how to apply, contact the DFES Recovery Funding team.

Make an enquiry

Phone:  1800 920 659  Open during business hours
Email:  drfawa@dfes.wa.gov.au

This program is jointly funded through the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

Rural West - Strategic Business Financial Counselling

Rural West is WA's free Rural Financial Counselling Service offering support to primary producers and associated service providers across agriculture, fisheries, animal care, contracting, logistics and processing.
Whether the issue is reassessing business functions post-cyclone, short-term cashflow pressures, a difficult conversation with creditors, succession challenges or concerns about paying for the next season, Rural West can lend a hand.