Financial help for recovery from a disaster

Request a rating valuation review

If the extreme weather events in the first half of 2023 have caused significant and long-lasting physical damage to your property, you can request a rating valuation review by emailing:

ratesrelief@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Get help from Work and Income

Work and Income can help with emergency costs.

These include:

• medical costs
• bedding
• food
• power bills
• repairing or replacing appliances
• costs if you’ve had to leave your home
• loss of income if you can't work.

See if you can get help with urgent or unexpected costs.

Apply for a grant

Many of the grants that were available have closed.

See the Centre for Social Impact website to learn about the grants that are still available.

Apply for a rates postponement

You can request a rates postponement.

Find out about Postponement of rates payments for residential properties and if you are eligible to apply.

Help for people with disabilities

Funding

Funding is available for Aucklanders with disabilities.

See Support for disabled people affected by North Island floods and Cyclone Gabrielle to find out if you are eligible to apply through an approved provider .

Other help

• Whaikaha  (Ministry of Disabled People) – email contact@whaikaha.govt.nz or phone 0800 566 601.
• Whakarongorau Aotearoa (New Zealand Telehealth Services) – text 8988 or phone 0800 111 213.