$285 Million to Provide Temporary Accommodation for Australian Flood Victims

Houses inundated with floodwaters from an overflowing Hawkesbury River are pictured in the NSW suburb of Windsor, near Sydney, Australia on March 9, 2022. Saeed Khan/Getty Images

As part of the New South Wales (NSW) flood relief efforts, the Federal and NSW governments have committed $285 million (US$209.3 million) to provide temporary housing for flood-affected communities.

The package will provide accommodation to flood victims who lost their homes in the recent disaster, ensuring people can access more immediate and medium-term accommodation.