West Arthur Bushfire - Premier's Relief Payment

Submissions are now being accepted.

IMPORTANT: Please read the information below to assist with completing your application online.

General Information

The Premier’s Relief Payment is available to provide financial assistance to residents whose residential dwelling was directly damaged or destroyed by the West Arthur Bushfire on 24 January 2025, 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 because of the event, and you were permanently unable to return home.
  • Partial Payment: A one-off payment of $2,000 per household for eligible applicants whose home suffered partial damage to the building fabric (floors, walls, windows and doors), as a result of flame, ember or radiant heat from the event, that typically resulted in temporary displacement and is located within the fire boundary (defined by DFES mapping).

NOTE: For the purposes of this relief payment:

  • Damage to commercial equipment and infrastructure, home contents including items damaged by smoke, and damage to fences, swimming pools and ponds (and their associated infrastructure), shade sails, synthetic turf, plants, garden irrigation systems and outdoor furniture are not items considered under partial damage.
  • Damage to the building fabric or home contents caused by power supply interruptions are also not considered under partial damage.
  • 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 includes houses, apartments (or units), semi-detached or duplex homes, villas, terrace houses, townhouses and granny flats and a transportable building.

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:

  • The applicant’s home was damaged or destroyed as a result of flame, ember or radiant heat impacts from the eligible event associated with the West Arthur Bushfire (the event) on 24 January 2025;
  • The home was used as a usual place of residence up to 24 January 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.

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 are 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 9am - 4pm, Monday to Friday.

Or email recoverygrants@dfes.wa.gov.au and quote your submission number.