How do I Qualify for Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP)?

You can only get the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) if the Minister for Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs has declared, by notice, that a disaster is a major disaster for the purposes of the Social Security Act 1991.

AGDRP is payable if, because of the disaster, you are adversely affected.

The Minister will specify in the declaration how 'adversely affected' is to be determined.

In the past, adversely affected has included situations where:

a person was present at the location of the disaster, or at a place where medical or similar assistance was given to victims of the disaster, and the person suffered either a serious physical injury, a serious psychological injury, or psychological trauma
the disaster caused the death of an immediate family member
the persons principle place of residence was rendered uninhabitable for a specified period or was destroyed
the disaster occurred outside Australia, and the person incurred necessary personal expenditure, which was not covered by insurance or other compensation. This includes the replacement of clothing or similar personal items.

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