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16/11/2015
Payment Offered To NI Households Affected By Floods
NI householders who have been affected by the recent heavy rainfall are being urged to apply for a £1,000 payment from their local council.
The payment, which has been confirmed by the Environment Mark H Durkan, is to be used to ensure homes are to be habitable as soon as possible, however it is not a compensation payment.
Minister Durkan said: "If you feel that you may be entitled to the payment, contact your Council as soon as possible and they will arrange for an urgent inspection of your property. If the Council decides that your claim is eligible, you will receive your payment promptly.
"I and my Executive colleagues want to help those most severely affected to get back to normal as quickly as possible and to assist them in ensuring their homes are habitable.
"Working with and through councils, my aim is to ensure that practical and financial help is delivered to those most in need as early as possible."
(CD/JP)
The payment, which has been confirmed by the Environment Mark H Durkan, is to be used to ensure homes are to be habitable as soon as possible, however it is not a compensation payment.
Minister Durkan said: "If you feel that you may be entitled to the payment, contact your Council as soon as possible and they will arrange for an urgent inspection of your property. If the Council decides that your claim is eligible, you will receive your payment promptly.
"I and my Executive colleagues want to help those most severely affected to get back to normal as quickly as possible and to assist them in ensuring their homes are habitable.
"Working with and through councils, my aim is to ensure that practical and financial help is delivered to those most in need as early as possible."
(CD/JP)
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