The money comes from the Government's special Restoration Fund. Ministers have pledged that there will be no strings attached, so local authorities will be able to spend this money as they decide according to local priorities.
This money is on top of over £100million provided by Government to date - a significant contribution to local recovery efforts. This sum includes a further £17million also announced today by Transport Minister Rosie Winterton to repair roads and bridges damaged by the floods.
Allocations from the Restoration Fund include:
* £7.5m to Hull bringing their total support to date to almost £15.5m
* £7m to authorities in South Yorkshire bringing their total support to date to £28.5m
* £4m to East Riding bringing their total support to date to £15.2m
The 18 authorities to benefit are Hull, East Riding, Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham, Barnsley, North Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, Scarborough, Leeds, Wakefield, Ryedale, North East Lincs, Kirklees, South Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Fire, Humberside Police and Humberside Fire authority.
