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The NSW Government provided a payment of up to $300 per day, with a total cap of $6,000, to eligible NSW volunteer firefighters who are self-employed or employed by small and medium businesses, and lost income due to being called out for more than 10 days from 1 July 2019.
This table represents the distribution of the grant by the residential location of the firefighter. The grant opened on 15 January 2020 and closed on 31 July 2020.
| Local government area | Number of recipients | Total amount paid |
|---|---|---|
| Albury | 16 | $52,700 |
| Armidale Regional | 13 | $53,000 |
| Ballina | 8 | $37,000 |
| Bathurst Regional | 36 | $126,095 |
| Bega Valley | 116 | $364,067 |
| Bellingen | 6 | $21,000 |
| Berrigan | 8 | $14,812 |
| Blacktown | 42 | $195,160 |
| Blue Mountains | 125 | $422,336 |
| Byron | 7 | $16,190 |
| Camden | 22 | $68,960 |
| Campbelltown | 5 | $15,980 |
| Canterbury-Bankstown | 5 | $16,945 |
| Central Coast | 83 | $306,176 |
| Cessnock | 34 | $127,938 |
| Clarence Valley | 50 | $213,392 |
| Coffs Harbour | 28 | $110,160 |
| Cowra | 15 | $20,970 |
| Dubbo Regional | 10 | $21,396 |
| Dungog | 5 | $20,700 |
| Eurobodalla | 75 | $282,221 |
| Fairfield | 6 | $6,400 |
| Glen Innes Severn | 52 | $224,914 |
| Goulburn Mulwaree | 25 | $69,767 |
| Greater Hume Shire | 30 | $95,197 |
| Griffith | 5 | $17,500 |
| Gwydir | 15 | $76,700 |
| Hawkesbury | 154 | $551,119 |
| Hornsby | 35 | $114,925 |
| Inner West | 7 | $11,016 |
| Inverell | 14 | $70,856 |
| Kempsey | 37 | $139,382 |
| Ku-Ring-Gai | 11 | $33,849 |
| Kyogle | 34 | $119,100 |
| Lake Macquarie | 38 | $152,142 |
| Lismore | 32 | $106,542 |
| Lithgow | 92 | $436,938 |
| Liverpool | 7 | $31,040 |
| Liverpool Plains | 7 | $14,430 |
| Maitland | 22 | $63,885 |
| Mid-Coast | 101 | $380,221 |
| Mid-Western Regional | 67 | $323,950 |
| Murray River | 10 | $37,518 |
| Muswellbrook | 37 | $117,481 |
| Nambucca Valley | 19 | $81,117 |
| Newcastle | 5 | $23,000 |
| Northern Beaches | 46 | $152,055 |
| Oberon | 13 | $57,300 |
| Orange | 5 | $24,900 |
| Penrith | 49 | $175,624 |
| Port Macquarie-Hastings | 99 | $380,282 |
| Port Stephens | 35 | $110,660 |
| Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional | 124 | $439,139 |
| Richmond Valley | 51 | $172,057 |
| Shellharbour | 24 | $51,420 |
| Shoalhaven | 98 | $343,166 |
| Singleton | 23 | $115,100 |
| Snowy Monaro Regional | 154 | $602,411 |
| Snowy Valleys | 96 | $313,437 |
| Sutherland Shire | 34 | $85,260 |
| Sydney | 5 | $6,600 |
| Tamworth Regional | 27 | $107,848 |
| Tenterfield | 24 | $102,168 |
| The Hills Shire | 39 | $142,752 |
| Tweed | 29 | $83,356 |
| Upper Hunter Shire | 14 | $65,200 |
| Upper Lachlan Shire | 6 | $15,990 |
| Uralla | 15 | $73,100 |
| Wagga Wagga | 26 | $52,503 |
| Walcha | 20 | $104,412 |
| Warrumbungle Shire | 8 | $19,484 |
| Wingecarribee | 111 | $389,251 |
| Wollondilly | 70 | $273,441 |
| Wollongong | 35 | $102,554 |
| Yass Valley | 8 | $14,078 |
Grouped data
| Category | Number of recipients | Total amount paid |
|---|---|---|
| De-identified LGAs | 122 | $404,294 |