Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund Financial Information
The Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund has raised more than $392 million, including interest. The tables below detail how the money has been committed and disbursed up to March 18, 2011.
The Fund has now been fully committed, with over $311 million provided for emergency, housing, financial, physical, bereavement and psychological support gifts and programs for individuals and families and over $81 million provided for community strengthening initiatives in bushfire affected towns and communities. Support gifts and programs and community initiatives will continue to roll out over the medium to long term. A recent interest payment of about $2.52 million is currently being committed.
Initial emergency payments
| Initial emergency payments |
Name of gift |
Committed $ million |
Paid $ million |
|
Compassion and bereavement |
1.77 |
1.77 |
|
Emergency tools of trade |
1.51 |
1.51 |
|
Initial home dislocation |
27.52 |
27.52 |
| Initial emergency payments total |
|
30.80
|
30.80
|
Rebuilding and recovery payments
| Rebuilding and recovery payments |
Name of gift |
Committed $ million |
Paid $ million |
|
Emergency household repairs |
2.78 |
2.78 |
|
Essential services for temporary accommodation
|
8.50 |
5.05 |
|
Primary producers repair and restoration |
5.64 |
5.64 |
|
Rehousing and recovery; destroyed, damaged and tenant properties |
149.27 |
149.27 |
|
Rural property recovery assistance |
8.14 |
8.14 |
|
Safe removal of hazardous trees |
6.34 |
6.34 |
|
Support for boarders to rehouse |
0.44 |
0.44 |
| Rebuilding and recovery payments total |
|
181.11 |
177.86 |
Support payments
| Support payments |
Name of gift |
Committed $ million |
Paid $ million |
|
Bereaved children and young adults
|
10.50 |
8.16 |
|
Bushfire referral lawyer
|
0.04 |
0.04 |
|
Compassionate financial support
|
5.50 |
5.26 |
|
Exceptional hardship
|
1.37 |
1.37 |
|
Extended support pre-schoolers (0 - 5 years)
|
0.99 |
0.00 |
|
Extended support young people (10 - 26 years)
|
5.68 |
0.00 |
|
Financial hardship and in need of permanent accommodation
|
15.64 |
4.05 |
|
Permanently impaired
|
3.50 |
0.00 |
|
Psychological support (phase 1 & 2)
|
14.39 |
5.34 |
|
Psychological support - children's recovery project |
1.00 |
0.73 |
|
Scholarships
|
5.50 |
5.50 |
|
School holiday programs
|
6.47 |
3.24 |
|
Severe injury |
1.35 |
1.35 |
|
Severe injury transition to home |
1.90 |
1.90 |
|
Support for burn survivors |
0.25 |
0.00 |
|
Transitional support for home owners and tenants |
16.84 |
16.84 |
|
Winter needs |
8.38 |
8.38 |
| Support payments total |
|
99.30
|
65.87 |
Community payments
| Community payments |
Name of gift |
Committed $ million |
Paid $ million |
|
Commemorative events
|
0.87 |
0.80 |
|
Community assistance gift
|
9.10 |
9.10 |
|
Community projects program
|
43.00 |
11.29 |
|
Community and Cultural Facilities
|
11.59 |
0.52 |
|
Medium to long term recovery
|
16.00 |
0.00 |
|
Summer community events
|
0.24 |
0.24 |
|
Winter community events |
0.61 |
0.61 |
| Community payments total |
|
81.41
|
24.21
|
Grand total
|
Committed $ million |
Paid $ million |
| Grand total |
392.63 |
298.74 |
