Applying for Aid

The same criteria used for Hurricane Ivan will be utilised to ascertain qualified applicants, namely that:

• Damage must be as a direct result of Hurricane Paloma and not a result of lack of maintenance or prior damage
• The property must have been uninsured
• Applicants must be able to show that their total household income is such that they cannot be reasonably expected to obtain finance nor self fund the cost of the repairs from savings, loans or other means
• Grant funds will not normally be made available to those who are in rented accommodation, nor for landlords, nor those in strata accommodation

The Fund does not make direct grants to householders, but rather directly funds qualified contractors based on estimates.

Download an application form

Once the completed application form has been received and an initial site inspection carried out to determine the nature of the works required, the application is then forwarded to one of four project managers for an estimate to be prepared by a contractor, outlining the scope of work.

Once the estimate is received, a project manager oversees the work of the contractor to ensure that the highest quality work is delivered on behalf of the Fund.