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Government shares out flood cash | Government shares out flood cash |
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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 help in the massive clear-up operations. | |
Doncaster has received the second highest sum - £1.6m - with East Riding, Wakefield and Sheffield given £600,000. | |
The leader of Hull City Council welcomed the emergency money, but said it was only "a drop in the ocean". | |
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. | |
Allocated | Allocated |
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. |
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". |