Housing damage due to Typhoon No.15 Partial damage also expanded to national support target Oct. 8 6:05
In response to housing damage that occurred one after another in Typhoon No. 15 last month, the country decided to support repair costs for partially damaged houses. Until now, the target of the Disaster Relief Act was more than half destroyed, but in the future it will be expanded to partially damaged houses.
Due to the impact of Typhoon No.15, more than 34,000 houses were damaged in Chiba Prefecture, of which about 90% were partially damaged. However, the current system does not cover repair costs. It has become.
For this reason, the government has decided to expand the scope of support for emergency repairs under the Disaster Relief Act from total destruction, large-scale half-breakage, and half-breakage to partial damage that has caused more than 10% damage. .
The cost is limited to 300,000 yen, and disasters from this fiscal year are targeted.
▽ 41 municipalities in Chiba Prefecture and Oshima Town in Tokyo, damaged by Typhoon No. 15,
▽ It applies to all cities and towns in Saga Prefecture that were damaged by heavy rain in August.
Regarding the examination, since the ratio of damage is not described in the disaster certificate issued by the local government, it is said that it will proceed at the same time as receiving an application for emergency repair.
On the other hand, in Chiba Prefecture where there are many damaged houses, even if the damage is less than 10%, if the local government has established a subsidy system, the subsidy of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will be used and repair costs will be limited to 20 % To assist.
Both systems will begin accepting applications from the end of this month, but it is expected that the procedure will take time, and the government will simplify procedures and support local government staff at the same time.