The amount is £48,000 above the funding assurance provided to the authority in September last year, and means that Gloucestershire has received £12.1m in support for dealing with the consequences of the flooding.
Following the announcement, Mr Clifton-Brown commented “This announcement could not come soon enough; the flooding was eight months ago. I welcome this injection of cash and hope that the backlog of repairs my constituents have been contacting me about can now begin in earnest”
“This is not the end of the road for Gloucestershire. Whilst this money will mitigate the damage to the roads caused by the flooding, there are still 300 people across the county in temporary accommodation and much more work is needed on our flood preparedness for the future”