Introduction
Key information
Payment amount: $200 as a one-off payment
Applications close: 11:59pm 31 March 2025
If you’ve been affected by the Far West NSW power outage from 17 October 2024, you may be eligible for a $200 payment.
You must have been living in one of the impacted areas:
- Broken Hill
- Central Darling Shire
- Far West Unincorporated Area
- Cockburn, South Australia.
Note: If you live in Cockburn, South Australia you will be unable to apply online.
If you're a business owner affected by the Far West power outage, you may be eligible for a $400 business grant.
Closing date
Applications close 11:59pm 31 March 2025.
Eligibility
On 17 October 2024, you must have been aged 18 or over and either:
- living in an impacted area, or
- had a Fly-in-Fly-Out (FIFO) work arrangement in an impacted area.
An 'impacted area' is one listed in AGRN 1149 or Cockburn, South Australia.
What you need
- a proof of identity document that shows your full name and date of birth
- your bank account details for payment
- one of the following to show you live in the impacted area:
- utility bill issued between 17 June 2024 and 17 October 2024
- vehicle registration notice issued between 17 October 2023 and 17 October 2024
- letter from Centrelink, Medicare, Service NSW, Transport for NSW, Australian Taxation Office, or other government agency issued between 17 June 2024 and 17 October 2024
- Pensioner Concession Card, Health Care Card or Commonwealth Seniors Health Card current as of 17 October 2024
- copy of residential tenancy agreement current as of 17 October 2024
- council rates notice issued between 17 October 2023 and 17 October 2024
- if you're a FIFO worker, a letter from your employer confirming that you were in a FIFO arrangement in the impacted area on 17 October 2024
- a MyServiceNSW Account if you’re applying online
- you can create one when you start your application
- you may need details from 2 identity documents (such as Australian driver licence, Medicare card, passport).
Note: If you're unable to provide any of the above documents, call us on 13 77 88.
How to apply
Apply online
- Check you meet the eligibility criteria.
- Have your documents ready for uploading in JPEG, JPG, PDF, PNG, TIF, HEIC, or HEIF format (maximum file size 7 MB).
- Select the ‘Apply online’ button.
- Log in, or create your MyServiceNSW Account.
- Follow the prompts to apply for the grant.
When you submit your application, you'll receive a confirmation email with a reference number.
After your application is received, it will be assessed. We’ll contact you if we need more information. If your application is approved, a payment will be transferred to your bank account within 5 to 10 business days.
Unable to apply online
If you're not able to apply online, please call 13 77 88 for more information, or visit a Service NSW location.