Essential services safety and reconnection scheme Own and live in a house, caravan or boat in the • disaster area What is a disaster? Not have insurance money to fix essential • A disaster might be a: services. Insurance is money you might get from an insurance company when something Bushfire • goes wrong Flood • Have an income test. • An income test means we Severe storm • check the money you get from your job before we Earthquake • give you a grant. Cyclone • How can I apply for the grant? What are the grant payments for? Call the Community • You can ask for money to reconnect or fix up to Recovery Hotline on 4 essential services like: 1800 173 349 electricity • gas • water • Visit a Community • Recovery Hub sewerage • How much are the grant payments? Fill in the application form on our website • www.communityrecovery.qld.gov.au The grant payments are: up to $200 for each service that is checked and • reconnected Up to $4200 for broken essential services • Can I get a grant payment? To get a grant payment you must:
Essential services safety and reconnection scheme What is a disaster? A disaster might be a: • Bushfire • Flood • Severe storm • Earthquake • Cyclone What are the grant payments for? You can ask for money to reconnect or fix up to 4 essential services like: • electricity • gas • water • sewerage How much are the grant payments? The grant payments are: • up to $200 for each service that is checked and reconnected • Up to $4200 for broken essential services Can I get a grant payment? To get a grant payment you must: • Own and live in a house, caravan or boat in the disaster area • Not have insurance money to fix essential services. Insurance is money you might get from an insurance company when something goes wrong • Have an income test. An income test means we check the money you get from your job before we give you a grant. How can I apply for the grant? • Call the Community Recovery Hotline on 1800 173 349 • Visit a Community Recovery Hub • Fill in the application form on our website www.communityrecovery.qld.gov.au
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