Post by Admin on Dec 10, 2015 11:36:59 GMT
Storm Desmond: £50m flood fund pledged for victims
George Osborne has announced a £50m fund for families and businesses hit by floods in Cumbria and Lancashire.
Each family would be able to claim up to £5,000 to protect their homes from future damage, the chancellor told MPs at Prime Minister's Questions.
Funding would be administered by local authorities to avoid delays, he added.
Mr Osborne was responding to shadow first secretary of state Angela Eagle's request for a guarantee that those affected would receive help quickly.
She said only 15% of those affected by last winter's floods had received promised financial assistance.
As part of the announcement, the Scottish government will be given almost £4m to help communities affected by flooding caused by Storm Desmond.
It comes after it was announced that about 5,000 homes and businesses hit by floods in Cumbria and Lancashire would be given temporary relief from their council tax and business rates.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35052705
George Osborne has announced a £50m fund for families and businesses hit by floods in Cumbria and Lancashire.
Each family would be able to claim up to £5,000 to protect their homes from future damage, the chancellor told MPs at Prime Minister's Questions.
Funding would be administered by local authorities to avoid delays, he added.
Mr Osborne was responding to shadow first secretary of state Angela Eagle's request for a guarantee that those affected would receive help quickly.
She said only 15% of those affected by last winter's floods had received promised financial assistance.
As part of the announcement, the Scottish government will be given almost £4m to help communities affected by flooding caused by Storm Desmond.
It comes after it was announced that about 5,000 homes and businesses hit by floods in Cumbria and Lancashire would be given temporary relief from their council tax and business rates.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35052705