Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock today agreed to pick up the bill for one quarter, but Labor's Greg Warren said the announcement doesn't go far enough.

Over 50 homes were destroyed in the Glen Innes Severn shire last year in the village of Wytaliba, with more wrecked in Torrington and other parts of the Tenterfield shire. Over 2200 have been destroyed over NSW.

Shadow Minister Greg Warren yesterday said he's concerned a rates notice could add insult to injury to families recovering from last year's bushfires.

"Many councils are in the process of issuing their quarterly rate notices and this is the last thing families need as they struggle to put their lives back together," he said.

"This is a financial burden that they simply shouldn't have to bear."

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The Shadow Minister for Local Government said state government ought to subsidise their rates for the next two quarters, saying it would be a "small but significant step".

"The Berejiklian Government should be doing anything and everything it can to support communities who have been devastated by these catastrophic bushfires."

Councils are bound to compulsorily send out rate notices whether they want to or not by state legislation.

A spokesperson for the NSW government said they are doing all they can to help communities and local councils with disaster recovery and support.

"The Government is currently considering further financial options to support bushfire affected communities across NSW."

Glen Innes Severn Council is one of several that has received a million dollars of federal taxpayer money to be spent to assist with bushfire recovery.

The NSW state government has also vowed to clean up the wreckage created by this season's bushfires. But some bushfire-affected residents have complained about the slow process of clean-up in the New England area, which was smashed by fires through September to November.

Others have criticised the Federal government for a lack of financial support.