Under the package, flood-affected residents will be given the option of retrofitting, raising or selling their home, while grants up to $50k will enable people to carry out repairs.
Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles has unveiled a multimillion-dollar recovery and buyback scheme in the wake of recent flooding, but says the federal government has to agree to jointly fund it.
The third component will give local governments $30 million in support to help improve infrastructure and beef up information sources relating to the flooding. Asked whether the scheme was totally dependent on federal funding, Mr Miles said the state could still go ahead with some of the money proposed, but he expected the federal government to agree to the package.
Mr Miles also called on the Prime Minister to increase interim disaster payments for people in Queensland after the payments were increased for those in NSW this week. “No justification has been given for it, and we’d certainly hope to see Queenslanders get treated the same as NSW flood victims.” Under the grants announced by the state government, people whose houses were directly affected by flooding will be able to access a range of grants depending on what they decide to do.
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