Natural disaster support

Support for people directly affected by a declared natural disaster.

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Additional support announced for people affected by Queensland Rainfall and Flooding, February to March 2026

Financial help will be available for people affected by Queensland Rainfall and Flooding from 2 pm local time on 24 April.

Learn about more support announced for Queensland Rainfall and Flooding, February to March 2026.

More support announced for people affected by flooding in Northern Territory

Financial help will be available for people affected by Northern Territory Flooding from 2 pm local time 24 April.

Learn about more support announced for Northern Territory Flooding, February to March 2026.

We have information in different languages about Natural disaster support

Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment

Disaster Recovery Allowance

Disaster assistance payments audio

Natural disaster payments audio

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.

You may be able to get both Australian Government and state or territory payments if you’ve been directly affected by a declared natural disaster.

Payments for declared natural disasters

There are payments available for the following events:

Information about all natural disaster payments

You may be able to get both Australian Government and state or territory natural disaster support.

To see what support you can get, select your state or territory.

Page last updated: 23 April 2026.
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