Extra emergency relief support to help Western Australians in need

The McGowan Government will increase its emergency and crisis relief support bolstering the community grants program to $30 million, with Lotterywest providing an additional $10 million per year for the next two years.

Aimed to assist with the temporary cost-of-living pressures experienced across the country, the increased funding will see the Lotterywest's normal allocation for Emergency Relief close to triple with a total of $30 million over the next two years to support those organisations who are helping Western Australia's most vulnerable.

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