Northern Beaches Floods

We understand how hard it might be on your business dealing with the effects and impact of the recent storm and flooding disaster.

You might have seen that the NSW State Government has introduced the February and March 2022 Storm and Flood Recovery Small Business Grant and NSW Floods, February 2022 - Disaster Recovery Allowance.

HOW CAN THIS ASSIST YOU WITH YOUR CURRENT SITUATION?

• Provide a maximum of 13 weeks of financial support, starting from the date you started losing income
• Payment for tradespeople to conduct safety inspections
• Equipment and materials for cleanup
• Payment for a cleaner if the service would not have been needed, or exceeds ordinary cleaning costs, in the absence of the disaster
• Removal and disposal of debris, damaged materials, or damaged stock
• Repairing premises and internal fittings
• Leasing temporary premises, replacing or repair of motor vehicles, or replacing lost or damaged stock, if it’s essential for resuming operations.

FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2022 STORM AND FLOOD RECOVERY SMALL BUSINESS GRANT

If you're a small business or a not-for-profit organisation in NSW and you've been directly impacted by storms and floods in February and March 2022, you may be eligible for a storm and flood disaster recovery small business grant.

This disaster recovery grant of up to $50,000 is to help pay for the costs of clean-up and reinstatement of a small business or not-for-profit organisation’s operations.

You must be a small business or a not-for-profit organisation in a defined disaster area to be eligible - the Northern Beaches LGA is declared as an affected area under the AGRN 1012.

NSW FLOOD! FEBRUARY 2002 – DISASTER RECOVERY ALLOWANCE

Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA) is a short-term payment to help you if a disaster directly affects your income.

You can get it for a maximum of 13 weeks. You will be paid this from the date you started losing income as a direct result of the NSW floods starting in February 2022.

Click the link for further information NSW Floods, February 2022 - Disaster Recovery Allowance.

We hope this information is of assistance and should you wish to discuss anything contained herein, please do not hesitate to contact Heidi van Weeren on 0424 488 303.