{"id":14427,"date":"2015-12-22T12:28:41","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T12:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=14427"},"modified":"2016-02-03T12:09:34","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T12:09:34","slug":"government-support-for-devastating-floods-in-cumbria-and-lancs-to-reach-over-60-million","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=14427","title":{"rendered":"Government support for devastating floods in Cumbria and Lancs to reach over \u00c2\u00a360 million"},"content":{"rendered":"

An announcement on the 9th<\/sup> of December by the Chancellor revealed that a further \u00c2\u00a351 million would be made available to support those affected by the devastating floods in Cumbria and Lancashire earlier this month \u00e2\u20ac\u201c taking the total support offered by the government to over \u00c2\u00a360 million.<\/p>\n

This money will help those affected in 5 key ways, including:<\/p>\n

1<\/strong> – Providing Local Authorities with money to assist people directly affected by the floods. This is likely to include a payment of over \u00c2\u00a3500 to each household affected. The money is to be used for temporary accommodation or similar.<\/p>\n

2<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Supporting and encouraging people to protect their homes against future damage by providing grants of up to \u00c2\u00a35,000 to be used to install new flood barriers, replacement doors & windows and\/or move electricity sockets to a higher and safer level.<\/p>\n

3<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Aiding affected businesses that have had their trading disrupted by the floods to get back up and running. Funding equal to \u00c2\u00a32,500 per business affected will be provided to the Local Authorities.<\/p>\n

4<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Helping the areas of Cumbria and Lancashire assess what damage has been done to the local highway network, so that an idea of what additional local transport and infrastructure funding is required to repair damaged roads and bridges can be formulated.<\/p>\n

5<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Bringing existing local flood defences back up to their target conditions with the aid of an additional \u00c2\u00a310 million invested through Environment Agency<\/p>\n

In a bid to ensure that this funding is delivered as quickly and as efficiently as possible, the government is creating a new Community Recovery Scheme worth almost \u00c2\u00a340 million. The scheme will be run by local authorities and provide support on the same basis as for the floods in the South West and other parts of the UK in 2013 and 2014.<\/p>\n

As well as the above, the government have pledged to match the money raised by the Cumbria Foundations Flood Appeal up to \u00c2\u00a31 million, as they are aware of the important work being carried out by charities in response to the floods.<\/p>\n

The latest announcement comes after previously pledged support by the government, which included:<\/p>\n