Re-establishment Grant - Red Cross Grant for Bushfire Affected Home-owners & Renters

Australian Bushfire Help, 27 May 2020

Re-establishment Grant The new grant is available to both home-owners and renters who lost their primary place of residence in the bushfires to provide somewhere safe to live in the medium-to-long term.

It is open to home owners whose primary place of residence was destroyed, people who were renting homes that were destroyed and people who were living in non-permanent structures such as caravans or mobile homes that were destroyed in the fires.

The new grant means that home-owners who lost their primary residence are now eligible for up to $50,000 in grants ($20,000 Emergency Grant + up to $30,000 Re-Establishment Grant).

Renters who lost their primary residence are eligible for up to $30,000 in grants ($20,000 Emergency Grant + up to $10,000 Re-Establishment Grant). Primary place of residence includes houses and also non-permanent structures such as caravans and mobile homes.

Applications close 31st August 2020. People who have already received emergency grants will be contacted to apply for the top up.

For more information, contact the Red Cross Grants Team at: 1800 733 276 or Click Here

This is due to the support and generosity of Australian and overseas donors during the 2019/20 bushfire season.