Healey announces a further £1 million Council flood funding
LONDON. March 13, 2008/3mnewswire.org/ -- Floods Recovery Minister John Healey today announced almost £1million funding for four local authorities to help them get back on their feet following last summer's floods.
This is part of £16million that has now been paid out under the Bellwin scheme, which covers costs incurred by local authorities during immediate action to safeguard residents and property to prevent suffering as a result of a disaster or major emergency. This means that in total up to £86 million Government support has now been made available to help communities get back on their feet following last summer's floods.
Today's payments are:
* West Berkshire Council will receive £537,697
* Tewkesbury Borough Council will receive £351,073
* Gloucester City Council will receive £28,366
* Oxford City Council will receive £80,294
This is the eleventh set of Bellwin payments relating to last summer's floods and 38 local authorities have now received funding. It is the third payment for Gloucester City Council (they have already received £160,995).
John Healey said:
"I am delighted to announce funding today for these four authorities to help support their efforts to get back on their feet following the floods. For Gloucester City Council it is their third payment under the Bellwin Scheme where we have made it easier for councils to claim back additional costs from the Government. We significantly extended the period for which they can claim, and increased the proportion of costs they can receive to 100 per cent of spending above the threshold.
"Today's payments demonstrate our continued commitment to support communities across the country as they work to return to normal following last summer's floods. While a huge amount has been achieved I am well aware that some areas still face challenges. So we will continue to support these communities over the coming weeks and months."
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