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Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund Provides Financial Support to Those in NeedA new $14 million Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund package will provide support to people who lost immediate family in the February fires and suffering financial hardship with a new scholarship scheme to encourage students affected to pursue their studies. The $10.9 million Compassionate Financial Support scheme will assist those who lost immediate family in the fires and a new $3 million program to provide higher education scholarships to young people affected by the fires. Under the Compassionate Financial Support package immediate family members of the 173 people who tragically died in the 2009 bushfires and are in financial hardship as a result, may be eligible to receive an immediate grant of $25,000. Some individuals who are suffering extreme financial hardship may then be eligible for a further needs-based payment of up to $50,000. Relief grantsThe Commonwealth and Victorian Governments, as well as the Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund, have released a range of emergency relief grants and payments to help. The Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund has the following grants available to bushfire affected people: Compassionate Financial Support Scheme See an overview of the grants available
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4090 Financial Information Pack PRESS.pdf