Up to $40 million will be made available for a Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) program for areas of Manitoba affected by spring flooding.

 


That figure is based on the assessment of damages resulting from flooding earlier this year. 


Property damage from the 2009 spring flood has resulted in more than 1,000 applications for disaster financial assistance.


Payments have started and will continue to flow throughout the summer. 


The province has added temporary staff to make the financial assistance process as efficient as possible.


The maximum amount a private citizen can receive under DFA was doubled this year. 


Individuals can now claim for eligible costs of up to $200,000, or the assessed value of their home, farm or business.

 

Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Steve Ashton has also announced the Province will adjust the cost-sharing agreement with municipalities, and improve it by capping the current cost-sharing sliding scale to $5 per capita of municipal expenditures. 


After municipal spending has reached $5 per capita, the Province will assume 100% of the costs. 


Currently, municipalities pay the first 10% of their total claim.