Saskatchewan has amended its Provincial Disaster Assistance Program.The program is designed to provide financial assistance for essential, uninsurable property damaged by floods, tornadoes, plow winds or severe storms.Among the changes:* Reducing the deductible for private claimants to five percent from 20 percent.* Increasing the maximum amount of financial assistance to principal resident claimants to $240,000 from $160,000* Increasing the maximum available to farms, small businesses, boards and non-profit organizations to $500,000 from $160,000.* Eliminating residency requirements for small businesses and farms.* Providing a $30,000 maximum relocation payment, separate from any property claim.All the changes are retroactive to April 1, 2010, to cover all those who were affected by this spring and summer’s storms.Premier Brad Wall said in a news release the government was told that long-standing support levels were inadequate.”That’s why we are responding to that concern by lowering the deductible and raising the cap for those who suffered damage,” he said.
Sask. makes changes to disaster aid program
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