Emergency Relief Program - Tasmania

About Emergency Relief Program - Tasmania

Commonwealth grants are made available to non-government welfare organisations to provide emergency relief to people in need.nThe objective of ER is to assist people in financial crisis to deal with their immediate crisis situation in a way that maintains the dignity of the individual and encourages self reliance.nAssistance from Emergency Relief providers to clients is primarily in the form of:npurchase vouchers of a fixed value (eg for food, transport or chemist vouchers),nassistance with rent/accommodation,npart-payment of utility account/s, nmaterial assistance such as food parcels or clothing; and/ornappropriate referrals to other services that help to address underlying causes of financial crisis.