Loose-Fill Asbestos Disease Support Scheme
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Grant Description
The Loose-Fill Asbestos Disease Support Scheme provides retrospective, uncapped financial assistance to ACT residents who have contracted an asbestos-related disease from living permanently in a loose-fill (Mr Fluffy) insulated home and who cannot claim workers’ compensation; it funds multiple payment streams—ranging from unlimited out-of-pocket medical and allied health costs, loss of earning capacity payments, home and vehicle modifications, attendant care, psychological support and funeral costs—to support applicants and their financial dependants in meeting the direct and indirect impacts of their asbestos-related illness