IMPORTANT: Please read the information below to assist with completing your application online.
General Information
The Premier’s Relief Payment provides financial assistance to eligible residents whose home was:
The payment is to help cover costs for essential items, personal effects, transport and emergency accommodation,
The Premier’s Relief Payment is comprised of the following:
NOTE: For the purposes of this relief payment:
Only one (1) relief payment will be made per household. The main occupant is the primary resident eligible to apply under this scheme.
Eligibility Criteria
All the following eligibility criteria must be met to apply:
When applying online:
Make sure you save your application as you go. If you need to close the application and haven’t finished it yet, press 'save and close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the My Submissions link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.
When you’re finished, press Review and Submit at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. Make sure you read your application carefully and ensure all your details and information is correct because once you press Submit you can’t edit it. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.
Click Submit at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel when you’re ready. You’ll then get an email confirmation with your final application attached. If you don’t get this email your application may not have been submitted and you need to contact 1800 490 678.
Further Information
For queries about the guidelines, deadlines, or completing the online application, please contact the Recovery Grants Team on 1800 490 678 during business hours 8am - 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Or email recoverygrants@dfes.wa.gov.au and quote your submission number.