Almost $14 million in CHAPs payments to performance andd pleasure industry

As of the 20th December, the extraordinary CHAPs effort, administered by the EFA NSW, has seen almost $14 million of Federal Government funds paid out to 1130 individual applications, involving 10,099 horses, across the entire performance and pleasure horse industry in this state since September. The EFA NSW CEO would like to thank the staff of the CHAPs Call Centre and the EFA NSW staff working daily to get this money out to those affected by EI. Also a huge thanks to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and its staff for the financial and administrative support given to our equestrian community.