The deadline to apply for a Repair and Renew Grant as been extended to offer more people the chance to benefit from money to protect their homes against future floods.

The Repair and Renew scheme offers up to £5,000 to pay to improve protection measures against future flooding of home or property.

The grant is available to anyone whose home was internally damaged by flooding between 1 December 2013 and 31 March 2014.

An initial application must now be made by March 20 2015. A claim for reimbursement for all work approved under the scheme must be submitted by the end of May 2015. It's essential that contractors or builders can work within this timescale.

Grants cannot be claimed or payments processed after the end of May 2015.

You can apply online; visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flooding-recovery-households-and-businesses-applying-for-the-repair-and-renew-grant-scheme.