The Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) is a lump sum payment to help you if you’ve been seriously affected by the south east Queensland severe storms and flooding that started in December 2023 and continued into January 2024.

You may be eligible if you’re claiming for a declared suburb for this disaster.

AGDRP is not for minor damage or inconvenience. Its purpose is to help you with immediate costs if you’ve been affected by one or more of the following:

• the disaster caused major damage to your home or a major asset or assets that you own at your home
• you were seriously injured
• you’re the immediate family member of an Australian citizen or resident who died or is missing.

You can choose to get this payment in 2 parts.

If you lost income as a direct result of this disaster, you may also be eligible for Disaster Recovery Allowance. If you’re eligible, you can get both AGDRP and Disaster Recovery Allowance.

If you’re eligible you’ll get:

• $1,000 per adult
• $400 for each child younger than 16.

This payment is not taxable and doesn’t need to be included in your tax return.

To get this payment, you must meet all of the following. You're:

• an Australian resident or meet other residence rules
• 16 or older, or under 16 and getting an eligible payment at the time of this disaster
• seriously affected in a declared suburb.

Seriously affected means that you or an eligible child you care for must have experienced one or more of the following because of the declared disaster:

• major damage to your principal place of residence
• major damage to a major asset or assets that you own at your principal place of residence
• you were seriously injured
• you're the immediate family member of an Australian citizen or resident who died or is missing.

You can only get AGDRP once for this disaster.

If you’re a New Zealand citizen living in Australia, check if you’re eligible for:

• New Zealand Disaster Recovery Payment

• Phone: 180 22 66