Greens say federal government should help pay for cost of raising homes in flood-prone regions

Queenslander style homes in the Brisbane suburb of Paddington. The Greens have put forward a scheme that would help people in flood-prone areas pay for their homes to be raised. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

Homeowners at risk of flooding could receive $20,000 to help raise their houses under a $7.8bn plan released by the Greens which has been welcomed by some in the building and insurance industries.

The Greens say the flood adaptation scheme would mainly support homeowners in south-east Queensland and the NSW northern rivers who have been hit by multiple floods over recent months.