Cyclone Jacob Assistance

Centrelink provided immediate, short-term financial assistance to Australians affected by Tropical Cyclone Jacob.

The Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment was activated to assist people adversely affected as a direct result of the cyclone.

Payments to households of $1,000 per adult and $400 per child were made available to eligible people who were seriously injured or whose principal place of residence was destroyed or rendered uninhabitable as a result of Tropical Cyclone Jacob.

Note: This package has now closed.

More information

• Government Websites - provides a list of government websites with additional information about Cyclone Jacob Assistance.