Millions at risk of flood should be given grants to make homes resilient, campaigners say
By Colin Drury
Home owners living in flood risk areas should be given grants to make properties more resilient to submersion, campaigners have said.
Funding should be made available in the same way that government cash is currently available to those wanting to make their homes more environmentally efficient, the Know Your Flood Risk group told The Independent.
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Providing government grants to fund such work, advocates argue, would mean crucial improvements – such as rendering indoor walls, relaying flooring in water-proof materials or raising kitchen units – would be made affordable to everyone.
It would mean that such work – which scores of people are already undertaking under their own steam – did not become the preserve of the well-off, they say.
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“If we can help people with an initial spend that gets them back into their homes quicker after a flood, it reduces the long-term outlay in supporting those people with health and financial problems in the future. It would save the country money in the long run,” she said.
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