A number of meetings in Renfrew County are detailing how to apply for Disaster Recovery Assistance.
A meeting was held Tuesday Evening in Eganville. It will be followed up by a meeting Wednesday at the Sandy Nook Community Centre at 3. The meeting was attended by members of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. They were on hand to explain what was covered and to offer assistance on completing the form.
MMAH Adviser Steven Seller said the Ministry was accepting applications. Any homeowner, small business or farm, or a not-for-profit is eligible to apply. You will require a driver’s licence to show your home is your primary residence, a mortgage payment to show you are the homeowner, as well as evidence of costs incurred during the disaster. This includes photographs, a record of hours you spent cleaning up, copies of reciepts and invoices, as well as estimates from contractors and insurance companies. The MMAH asks that you contact your insurance company first before applying for assistance.
When you send in your form, Seller says you should get a confirmation in two weeks and will be assigned an assayer. When all is said and done, you will get a letter with the assayer’s decision. While time varies based on the complexity of the claim, Seller says the minimum time to complete the process is one month.
The full form can be found here. Any other information can be found by emailing [email protected]. The deadline to apply for assistance is August 27th.
