Eligibility criteria for Flood Financial Assistance

You must meet eligibility rules to get the Flood Recovery Financial Assistance:

To receive this payment you must be:

1. A primary producer
2. Registered as a farmer with Rural Aid
3. Have a current ABN
4. Be in a flood declared area with an event date from March 2021
5. You haven’t already received this Flood Recovery Financial Assistance (only one lot of assistance is available per ABN/household).
   To determine if your area is flood declared, Rural Aid will be referring to the below websites in each state..

   NSW:Declared natural disasters (nsw.gov.au)

6. You also must have been adversely affected by the flood. For example:
   • the flood significantly damaged your property, assets, or person.

   Examples of significant damage to your property can include:

   • it’s been destroyed or must be demolished>
   • it’s been declared structurally unsound
   • the flood has caused major damage to the interior
   • the flood has exposed the interior to the elements
   • sewage has contaminated the interior
   • the flood has significantly damaged a major asset, or assets you own at your property.

   For this payment:

   • Your property is defined as your recognised place of primary production. It doesn’t include holiday homes or investment properties.
   • A major asset is an asset or assets with a combined market value of $20,000 or more. For example, this can include buildings, vehicles or large scale machinery.
     You can’t claim on behalf of a person who has died, or their estate.