Qld flood victims to start getting cash

Queensland flood victims will start receiving emergency cash payments from Tuesday. Source: AAP

QUEENSLAND flood victims will start receiving emergency payments, a day after the head of the aid appeal said donations were too low.

Non-means tested payments of $2000 will be given to every adult and there'll be $1000 for each dependent child from Tuesday.

On Monday, flood appeal chairman Terry Mackenroth said only $6 million had been raised so far, which would be insufficient to pay out claims.

He said $15 million to $25 million needs to be raised.

But on Tuesday, the former Queensland Labor deputy premier was urging flood victims to make an application before March 18.

Mr Mackenroth, who led the Cyclone Larry appeal in 2006, said it was vital for people who had lost everything to have immediate access to cash.

"Many of the communities affected by these floods and storms were hit hard by the natural disasters of 2010/2011, and those families, businesses and industries deserve our unwavering support right now," he said in a statement.

Payments are being made to homeowners and renters whose homes were destroyed in the aftermath of ex-tropical cyclone Oswald.

People will be eligible for payments if floodwaters covered their floorboards, or if the strong winds caused structural damage.

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