Support Payments
These payments help people dealing with health problems and hardship as a result of the bushfires.
| Payment | Purpose | Open/Closed |
|---|---|---|
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To provide some financial assistance to individuals who lost an immediate family member in the 2009 bushfires and are suffering financial hardship due to that loss. |
Closed |
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| Financial Hardship & In Need of Permanent Accommodation Gift | To provide financial assistance to owners of a Principle Place of Residence (PPR) that was destroyed in the 2009 Victorian bushfires who are experiencing financial hardship and are not yet in permanent accommodation. | Closed |
| Permanently Impaired Gift | To provide financial assistance to individuals who, as a direct result of the 2009 Victorian bushfires, have sustained physical or psychological injuries that have resulted in a permanent impairment and are experiencing financial hardship. | Closed |
| Psychological Support Packages | To provide support for children and young adults, counselling services for people who need more support and forums in which people can share their experiences. | Open |
| Psychological Support Package 2 | To provide support for older people, families, men and women, who may be experiencing stress, trauma and isolation, to cope and reconnect with their communities. | Open |
| Exceptional Hardship | To assist individuals and small businesses facing immediate hardship, distress or misfortune as a result of their contribution to the bushfire effort. | Closed |
| Severe Injury | To assist people who have been hospitalised and require surgery or further hospital treatment. | Closed |
| Severe Injury Transition to Home | To assist severely injured victims of the 2009 bushfires with their transition from hospital to home. |
Closed |
| Winter Needs | To assist families and individuals to buy the essentials they need this winter. |
Closed |
| Transitional Support | To support those who lost their primary residence in the bushfires in their transition to permanent accommodation. |
Closed |
| Scholarships | To provide financial support to students undertaking undergraduate or vocational studies who have suffered financial hardship as a result of the 2009 bushfires. |
Open |
| Bushfire Recovery Wellness Voucher Program | To provide for allied health or complimentary therapy sessions to individuals directly affected by the 2009 bushfires. | Open |
| Further Housing Assistance Gift | To provide further assistance to people to help finalise their housing circumstances. | Open |