{"id":65708,"date":"2015-12-18T13:17:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T13:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=682f81df2954575af697e10627f3b437"},"modified":"2015-12-24T11:57:51","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T11:57:51","slug":"press-release-winter-floods-2015-communities-and-business-recovery-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=65708","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Winter floods 2015: Storm Desmond Communities and Business Recovery Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated:<\/em> Added information on new flood information helpline for Cumbria.<\/p>\n

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Has your household been affected by Storm Desmond?<\/h2>\n

The government\u2019s Communities and Business Recovery Scheme provided by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG<\/abbr>) should be able to help.<\/p>\n

As part of this scheme, we have provided funding to affected local authorities worth over \u00a3500 per household to help with recovery costs, such as provision of temporary accommodation. <\/p>\n

It is for each local authority to decide how to spend the recovery funding received from DCLG<\/abbr>, to best meet local need<\/p>\n

How do I apply for financial assistance?<\/h2>\n

Each local authority is running its own assistance schemes. In Cumbria as most properties already pay their Council Tax by direct debit, then you don\u2019t need to do anything. <\/p>\n

The payment will be made directly into your bank account and will show up as a payment from your local council who are administrating the scheme. <\/p>\n

Other councils are putting their own systems in place and will contact households to let them know what help they might be eligible for. <\/p>\n

You can also contact your local council direct, who will be happy to help you apply for any funding for which you might be eligible.<\/p>\n

This funding is part of a wider package of support available to businesses and residents, including business rate and Council Tax relief, for which applications should be made to the relevant district council.<\/p>\n

Flood support information<\/h2>\n

Please see the links to Cumbria<\/a>, Lancashire<\/a> and Northumberland<\/a> county council websites for further flood support information.<\/p>\n

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A helpline is available for anyone affected by the floods over the festive period. Open 24\/7 the number to call for information and updates is 0345 988 1188.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Office address and general enquiries<\/h3>\n
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\n2 Marsham Street
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\nLondon<\/span>
\nSW1P 4DF<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n Contact form<\/span>
\n http:\/\/forms.communiti…<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

\n General enquiries: please use this number if you are a member of the public<\/span>
\n 030 3444 0000\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Media enquiries<\/h3>\n
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\n Email<\/span>
\n press.office@communities.gsi.gov.uk<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

\n Please use this number if you’re a journalist wishing to speak to Press Office<\/span>
\n 030 3444 1201\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Payments for households now available under flood recovery scheme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65708"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=65708"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65883,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65708\/revisions\/65883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=65708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=65708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=65708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}