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Storm Arwen: Ofgem scraps five-day cap on loss of power claims
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Households in northern England and Scotland will be able to claim up to £140 for every day they have been left without power since Storm Arwen caused “catastrophic damage” to the electricity network, after the energy industry regulator scrapped the cap on compensation payouts.
The promise of extra financial help for thousands of homes still without electricity a week after the storm, came shortly after the army deployed 100 forces staff, based in Weardale in County Durham and in police stations in Ellon, Turriff, Inverurie and Banchory in Scotland to help local people.
The energy regulator, Ofgem, said although more than a million people have had their power restored, 10,500 people were still without electricity in some parts of Scotland and
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