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- Fire and resilience
- Resilience and response to emergencies
- Flood recovery
- Financial assistance for flood-hit areas
Financial assistance for flood-hit areas
To date a significant package of around £133 million has been made available to support areas affected by the flooding of June and July 2007. The main elements of the package are:
- Around £18.4 million from Communities and Local Government through the Flood Recovery Grant to support the recovery work of local authorities, and particularly their work with those in greatest and most immediate need.
- £30.6 million from Communities and Local Government, through the Restoration Fund.
- Around £19 million from Communities and Local Government through the Bellwin Scheme (see below). Flood affected Local Authorities have been able to apply to the Department for help through the Bellwin scheme which provides financial assistance to local authorities dealing with emergencies.
- £14 million from the Department for Children, School and Families for schools and children's services affected by the floods. Funding allocations have been announced for those affected by the June and July 2007 floods (external links).
- Around £40 million from the Department for Transport to local authorities for repairs to damaged transport infrastructure.
- Around £10 million from Regional Development Agencies for businesses affected in their regions. Further information can be found on the Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform website (external link).
- £1 million which could be drawn on as contingency by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) for use by JobCentre Plus to support additional demand for Social Fund Community Care Grants.
- £1 million from the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) to support rural tourism in England through promoting rural destinations and visitor attractions.
Bellwin Scheme
Local authorities can apply to Communities and Local Government for help through the Bellwin scheme (external link) which provides financial assistance to local authorities dealing with emergencies. Exceptionally, the terms of the present schemes, have been made more generous because of the circumstances of the floods of Summer 2007. (See FAQs for further information).
Restoration Fund
Communities and Local Government has also allocated £30.6 million through the Restoration Fund. As announced by John Healey MP on 17 July 2008, 62 Local Authorities have received a share of the Restoration Fund to support their continued efforts to rebuild their communities following the Summer 2007 floods.
British Red Cross
On 24 July 2007 the British Red Cross launched their National Floods Appeal to help communities in hardship as a result of the floods. By the end of July 2008, grants totalling £4.8 million will have been passed on to 24 local authorities. Further information can be found on the Red Cross website (external link).
