Were you impacted by the 2022 floods? Perhaps you are looking at retrofitting or house-raising, or you’ve even gone ahead and done it? You might be eligible for assistance from the NSW governments Northern Rivers Resilient Homes Program (RHP).
‘It is people’s last chance to get an application in by 31 March to receive financial assistance from the RHP,’ Kristie Clarke, Authority Executive Director, Northern Rivers Adaptation Division, NSW Reconstruction Authority, told The Echo.
Grants are available to assist people impacted by the floods with home-raising, rebuilding and relocation of home grants of up to $100,000. There are also home retrofit grants up to $50,000 for flood-resilient materials and modifications. On top of these there are co-contribution opportunities where the RHP will match homeowner contributions dollar-for-dollar, potentially doubling total project value of up to $200,000 for raising/rebuilds or $100,000 for retrofits.
Design and DA support
There are also grants available to assist homeowners access $20,000 grants specifically for planning, design, and development application (DA) costs.
Ms Clarke also highlighted that that there are co-contribution waivers for people who are not in a financial position to co-contribute.
‘In these circumstances the NSW RA would pay those values of up to $200,000 or more, where the homeowner is able to demonstrate that they meet the requirements for the waiver.’
While applications for assistance, which can be as simple as getting you details on record to start the process, have to be in by the end of March work does not have to be completed until 31 March 2027 so there is plenty of time to get projects up and completed.
Find out more at NSW RA: https://tinyurl.com/3yzu59b3.
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