Flood Recovery Payments for NT Top End Communities

0:00On this March 12th in Sydney, here's what is making headlines. More communities in the Northern Territories' top end can now access flood recovery payments after wet season disasters. Residents in Lichfield and Kumole local government areas slammed by flash floods near Darwin River Dam this week, joined folks in Catherine, Bezwick, Wuldegar, and Joke Mingen for the same supports. These include immediate relief cash of up to $611 per adult and $309 per child, capped at $1,537 per family. Families can also get up to $1,160 for temporary housing and up to $8,843. Replace essentials like furniture and appliances. The bigger payments are means tested and jointly funded by territory and federal governments. In Catherine, long queues have snaked around the payment center with some residents waiting hours just to be sent home. A sewage back up from the floods delayed opening one morning,

1:01but staff are prioritizing homes fully inundated or people at evacuation centers. Applications mostly happen in person right now, like at the Arts Center in Catherine or Madarankas evacuation site for Joke Mingen locals. Bring photo ID, proof of address, and family details. Center-linked teams are on hand if floodwaters washers away. Online options for housing claims are coming soon. Damage assessments are still underway, so full eligibility details for reestablishment aid are pending. Official stress-napping photos of any damage now, and no payments are set yet for other hard-hit spots, like Daily River or Palumpa. This story is shared with support from our sponsor. It is a pillow that plays your podcast and music without earbuds. Built for listening in bed, S-O-L-L-I, solelypillow.com.