Call for flood scheme to be overhauled

Ministers have been urged to overhaul the “nightmare” compensation scheme for flood victims after it emerged that nearly 80% of businesses in some parts of England had been denied support.
Following the chaos caused by heavy downpours across much of England and Wales earlier this autumn, new figures have shown the “opaque” and inconsistent level of help available for those whose properties were damaged, according to a report in The Guardian.
The government’s Property Flood Resilience (PFR) scheme allows flood victims to apply for a grant to help repair the damage; however, campaigners have called for the Defra scheme to be overhauled due to the complex rules governing how the money is handed out.
Read the full story at b.link/Guardian_flood
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