Perth North East Storms - Premier's Relief Payment

The Premier’s Relief Payment provides financial assistance to eligible residents whose home was:

• located within the path of the Perth North East Storms (the events) on the 19^th and 20^th of February 2025, and;
• significantly damaged or destroyed by the event.

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:

• Full Payment: A one-off payment of $4,000 per household for eligible applicants whose home was destroyed or suffered severe damage and is uninhabitable because of the event.
• Partial Payment: A one-off payment of $2,000 per household for eligible applicants whose home suffered partial damage, because of the event.

NOTE: For the purposes of this relief payment:

• Minor damage that is associated with normal seasonal storms is not eligible. This may include minor roof leaks, overflowing gutters, minor displacement of roof tiles/sheeting, or damage to fences.
• A home means your usual place of residence, being the area and/or residential dwelling where a person normally lives, sleeps and eats. Residential dwellings are structures capable of long-term human habitation and include houses, apartments (or units), semi-detached or duplex homes, villas, terrace houses, townhouses, granny flats and transportable buildings.

Only one (1) relief payment will be made per household. The main occupant is the primary resident eligible to apply under this scheme.

All the following eligibility criteria must be met to apply:

• The applicant’s home was destroyed or damaged by the severe storm event associated with the Perth North East Storms (the events) on the 19^th and 20^th of February 2025;
• The home was located in the path of the Perth North East Storms;
• The home was used as a usual place of residence up to the 19^th and 20^th of February 2025;
• The applicant is the main occupant of the home, and;
• An application has not already been submitted on behalf of the household for the affected home for this event.

Proof of Identity:

Provide your bank account details below. 

Acceptable documents include; a copy of your bank account statement or snap shot of your mobile banking page clearly showing your full name, BSB and account number.

The account information entered below must:

• Be the account details of the applicant.
• Be your full name (first and last name).
• Match the BSB and account number displayed on your statement.

*Please ensure the bank account details you provide are correct. Bank account details cannot be changed once a payment is made.*

We will need to contact you regarding your application.

If you have not provided a contact number or e-mail above, please provide representative contact details below:

• Under this scheme a home is your usual place of residence.
• It may be owned or rented.
• It may be a residential structure capable of long-term human habitation which includes houses, apartments (or units), semi- detached or duplex homes, villas, terrace houses, townhouses and granny flats and a transportable building.
• The home must have been destroyed or suffered partial damage. 
• If you are unsure whether your home fits this criteria, please email us at recoverygrants@dfes.wa.gov.au outlining your situation, or call the Recovery Grants Team on 1800 490 678.

Proof of Residence:

Damage:

For us to assess your application, we may need further evidence to support the damage to your home. Providing this information now will assist us in the assessment of your application.

Acceptable forms of evidence can be:

• A letter or report from your insurer confirming the damage.
• An invoice for completed repair services.
• Clear photos showing damage to your home.

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services is working with the Department of Communities and other third-party organisations to deliver recovery arrangements following the disaster event. There are a range of supports and services available to the affected community, including financial and non-financial support for eligible persons.

To deliver these services, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services may need to use and share personal details such as address, property damage severity, occupancy type, names, and contact information.

Your personal information will be dealt with in accordance with the applicable legislation in Western Australia and consistent with any legal obligation (including the State Records Act 2000). The Department of Fire and Emergency Service Privacy Policy is available here.

Information may also be used or disclosed:

• where required or permitted by a law of Western Australia (e.g. under the Freedom of Information Act 1992);
• if we are required by law to do so (e.g. by a court or tribunal order, or a law of the Commonwealth);

If you have any questions relating to privacy, please contact recoverygrants@dfes.wa.gov.au.

I declare:

• The information provided in this application is true and correct.
• I am the primary resident of the home and lived in the home as an owner or tenant, up to the 19^th and 20^th of February 2025 (relevant to the event).
• I have not previously applied or received a payment for this scheme.
• I have read and understand the eligibility criteria provided within this application form.

I authorise the Department of Fire and Emergency Services to:

• Make changes to my application at my request if necessary.