Income Support
Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payments
(ECRP)
To assist farm families in Exceptional Circumstances (EC)
declared areas who are experiencing difficulties meeting basic
living expenses.
ECRP is equivalent to Newatart Allowance and is subject to specific income and asset tests.
Essential farming assets are excluded from the assets test, and off-farm assets up to certain limits are also ignored.
ECRP is administered and delivered by Centrelink.
Call Centrelink on 13 23 16 or web site
http://www.centrelink.gov.au/
internet/internet.nsf/
payments/ecrp.htm
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AAA Farm Help
To provide assistance to farmers experiencing severe financial
difficulties and who can’t borrow against their assets,
while they take steps to improve their situation.
Applicants must be farmers and have been for a continuous
period of 2 years at the time of application. They must be
still in effective control of the farm and not receiving any
other form of income support.
Farm Help is administered by Centrelink, call 1800 050 585.
http://www.centrelink.gov.au/
internet/internet.nsf/services/
farm_help.htm
or
http://www.affa.gov.au
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