Community Recovery Grants – Essential Services Safety and Reconnection Grant

This program aims to help Queensland individuals reconnect essential services that were damaged by a disaster.

There are two parts to the grant:
- Inspection: Up to $200 towards a safety inspection for each essential service needing reconnection (electricity, gas, water and sewerage or septic system).
- Repair: Up to $4,200 towards repair work to enable essential services to be reconnected (for example, electrical rewiring).

When the application is completed and it is determined that the applicant live in a disaster affected area, the application will be referred to their local Community Recovery Coordination Centre who will contact them by telephone to arrange a visit.

Payments can only be made after invoices, receipts, quotes or an inspection report have been provided.

Eligible applicants must:
- Live in a disaster affected area where this grant is activated.
- Be the owner or mortgagee of the home.
- Be uninsured or unable to claim insurance to replace or repair the essential service/s.
- Qualify under the income test (below).

The applicant's gross (before tax) weekly income must be less than:
- Individual: $988 ($51,398 per year)
- Couple: $1,367 ($71,061 per year)
- Sole parent, one child: $1,368 ($71,110 per year)
- Couple, one child: $1,694 ($88,111 per year)

For each additional child add a further $327 per week; for each dependent adult add $378 per week.