assistance to fire victims downgraded.

[vampire-teddy]

The law has been downgraded with regard to the amount of assistance people affected by the current NSW bush fires can receive.  it was pushed through quietly by our supposed fire fighting community minded PM while the fires were burning.  hope he is happy walking on the $4000 treadmill in his office while others lose everything.  I hope none of those affected voted for him.

 Also major swing to labor in NSW bi-election.  Is it any wonder.

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2013L01814

[fourandsixpants]

Typical of Libs

[*mrgrizz*]

or you could ensure you have adequate insurance and not have to claim from the tax payer

[freakiness]

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@*mrgrizz* wrote:

or you could ensure you have adequate insurance and not have to claim from the tax payer

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If you house has not burnt down but you can't return home for days because of evacuation orders what does your insurance cover?

[i-once-was-bump]

Not a good move by the Libs, they should concentrate on those actually ripping off centrelink payments.

I thought the idea of the $1000 Payment was because people (both insured and uninsured) were left standing in the clothes they were wearing and all documents most likely destroyed.

[punch*drunk]

Maybe they realised people were falsely claiming these payments. I know a few that claimed for Black Saturday that werent entitled to it.

[catsnknots]

hang on... some those changes were made during the last floods... Can't blame it all on the LNP... 

I changed my insurance this year to reduce my excess so that I will be able to cover myself and not have to rely on the government... I expected these payments to be altered at some time. 

[catsnknots]

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@i-once-was-bump wrote:

Not a good move by the Libs, they should concentrate on those actually ripping off centrelink payments.

I thought the idea of the $1000 Payment was because people (both insured and uninsured) were left standing in the clothes they were wearing and all documents most likely destroyed.

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If you read the statement it says that if you home is destroyed you are covered. 

You will not be covered if you have no damage. 

[freakiness]

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@catmad*2013 wrote:

hang on... some those changes were made during the last floods... Can't blame it all on the LNP... 

I changed my insurance this year to reduce my excess so that I will be able to cover myself and not have to rely on the government... I expected these payments to be altered at some time. 

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The document I saw was dated 18/10/13

[not_an_eloi]

ignorant comment.  bloody thoughtless comment.

everybody, (includin' rugrats),  can get the one-off disaster relief payment, if they're within the parameters, whether they're covered by h & c insurance, or not.

insurance companies take months to cough up, meantimes, perhaps you'd like to see total-loss victims walk around the joint in rags, grizzo.

like to see how you'd get on with no identification, no money, no possessions, no vehicle, no flamin' home.

per'aps you'd suggest they all oughta'  stand on a corner and beg