Disaster recovery allowance payments for those affected by the NSW rain bomb will be made available.
The allowance is available for workers who will lose income, such as those who are unable to go to work or whose employer has had to cease operating.
The allowance has been made available for four impacted LGAs.
These are the Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Dungog and the Mid Coast Council areas.
‘That is to assist people who have been impacted with up to 13 weeks’ allowance in lieu of them being able to undertake their usual course of employment,’ Federal emergency management minister Kristy McBain said.
‘If you’re eligible, you’ll get the maximum equivalent rate of JobSeeker Payment or Youth Allowance, depending on your personal circumstances,’ Services Australia said.
It is not known when the payments are going to be made available.
But when the plan is announced, impacted residents will be able to apply via the MyGov website.
Torrential rain and subsequent flash flooding on NSW’s Mid North Coast has triggered over 1,000 SES incidents and cut off thousands of homes.
The flooding turned deadly when a 63-year-old man, yet to be identified by police, was found in his water-ravaged home near Cooperneck about 3pm on Wednesday.
His grieving daughter told Daily Mail Australia her dad had sent rescuers to save his family before he was found dead at his rural property just hours later.
A photo of a flooded street near Settlement Point Road in Port Macquarie has revealed the true extent of the rising floodwaters – as some 50,000 people are warned they could be isolated on Thursday.
Prolonged heavy rainfall is set to continue throughout the day, with Kempsey and Coffs Harbour among the communities on high alert for flash flooding.
Falls between 200-300mm over the next 24 hours are likely and may lead to flash flooding around the North Coast communities of Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Taree, Woolgoolga, Sawtell and Dorrigo.
