Thousands of people in northern NSW are still waiting on flood relief grants from February.

Of the $250 million in the fund, less than 10 per cent has been spent.

There have been 11,700 applications for rental assistance, but only 17 per cent have been approved.

7,000 applications have been ruled ineligible.

“We’re going to keep on advocating for people in northern NSW,” Ben Fordham vowed.

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