Tasmanians affected by recent storms and flooding will receive additional financial support from the state and federal governments.
Temporary Living Support payments of $2,000 will be available to households that have been without power for more than seven days or whose homes have been damaged and are uninhabitable.
The grant is available for every seven days a household is without power or a home is uninhabitable.
Premier Jeremy Rockliff said the funds will help cover the extra costs of living with damaged homes or extended power outages.
“Our Emergency Food Grant Fund program has already supported over 6,000 households who experienced power outages longer than 72 hours,” he said.
“While power has been restored to many households, the unprecedented scale of the damage means that thousands of Tasmanians are still waiting to be reconnected.”
For households facing power outages of up to five weeks, the new payment means they are eligible for $10,000 in payments.
“We recognise that these are difficult circumstances and that going without power creates additional costs,” Rockliff said.
Federal Minister for Emergency Management Jenny McAllister said the federal and state governments are committed to supporting impacted communities.
“We know that it has been a really difficult week for families and communities and we are committed to supporting everyone impacted by these storms, as we move from response into recovery,” she said.
“The Albanese Government is co-funding grants to help impacted Tasmanians with immediate needs.”
Assistance is being provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
Affected individuals can apply for Recovery and Restoration Grants online from 2pm on Monday.
