Natural Disaster Hardship Claims

The BERT Natural Disaster Hardship Claims benefit provides financial assistance to financial members of the CFMEU and Plumbers Union for hardship suffered as a direct result of a Natural Disaster.

This benefit is only available to financial members of the CFMEU and Plumbers Union.

The maximum amount payable for a Natural Disaster Hardship Claim is $5,000.

The benefit is capped on actual proved hardship suffered by the member up to the maximum ($5,000).

The benefit is payable upon evidence that the member has suffered financial loss or hardship as a direct result of the natural disaster.

To be eligible the member must reside in an area impacted by the natural disaster.

To download a claim form go to the forms section of this website or click the link above