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Hull council has been given the biggest payout from the government to help it recover after last month's floods. Hull has received the biggest payout from government aid aimed at helping communities recover from last month's devastating floods.
The city has been allocated £2.1m of £8m awarded so far to flood-hit communities to help in the massive clear-up operations. The city has been allocated £2.1m of £8m awarded so far to help in the massive clear-up operations.
Doncaster comes second, with £1.6m, followed by the East Riding which receives £600,000. Doncaster has received the second highest sum - £1.6m - with East Riding, Wakefield and Sheffield given £600,000.
Floods Recovery minister John Healey said the money would help but he knew that more was needed. The leader of Hull City Council welcomed the emergency money, but said it was only "a drop in the ocean".
Mr Healey announced how £8m of government money would be shared out among the 34 flood-hit areas, which cover large parts of Yorkshire and the Midlands. Carl Minns described Hull as the "forgotten city" after the floods, and the council has said the cost of the flood damage could hit £200m.
Floods Recovery Minister John Healey said the money would help but admitted that more was needed.
Mr Healey announced how money would be shared out among the 34 flood-hit local authorities, which cover large parts of Yorkshire and the Midlands.
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It is part of a £10m immediate flood recovery package, announced by the Prime Minister on Saturday, to help those people in the greatest and most urgent need. It is part of a £10m humanitarian package, announced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Saturday, to help those people with the greatest and most urgent needs.
The remaining £2m will be allocated following an updated assessment of the damage.The remaining £2m will be allocated following an updated assessment of the damage.
Mr Healey said: "I've met residents, businesses and local authorities in the flood-hit communities about the clean up challenges they face. TOP SHARE OF AID Hull = £2.1mDoncaster = £1.6mEast Riding = £600,000Wakefield = £600,000Sheffield = £600,000 Source: Department of Communities and Local Government
A further £3m will go to meet claims from local authorities to help with the cost of repairing roads and bridges, and £1m will meet grant applications to cover replacement of essential household items for vulnerable flood victims.
Mr Healey said: "I've met residents, businesses and local authorities in the flood-hit communities about the clean-up challenges they face.
"I know this money will help but I also know more is needed.""I know this money will help but I also know more is needed."
While Hull tops the emergency aid table, Cheltenham is at the bottom, with £20,000.
A BBC survey of local councils suggests that more than 28,000 properties were affected by June floods.
Four people died in the floods and thousands of people are still in temporary accommodation.
The government has ordered an inquiry into the causes and responses to the "once in a 400-year event".