A family in a flood-ravaged town in southeastern Alberta says they’ve been fighting with the provincial government over what’s to become of their home.

The Chatfields of Irvine tell CTV Calgary they’ve been living out of a motorhome since the floods hit seven weeks ago because their home is uninhabitable.

James Chatfield says the foundation is cracked, the brickwork is ruined, the building is off balance and mould has moved in.

The problem is they were in the midst of changing insurance companies when the flood hit their home and now they’re not eligible for assistance.

They’ve received $2,000 from the province to cover the contents of their home and were told they could qualify for another $2,500 once they fix the house and submit receipts.

But Chatfield says that’s not enough to put their lives back together.

“The flood caused the damage, but the disaster has been caused by the government,” he said.

Chatfield produced a letter written by a government engineer who visited the home and determined that most of the damage is associated with the age of the building and can be fixed.

But the family hired its own engineer, who disagreed with the government engineer’s findings and said the home shouldn’t be lived in until major repairs are done.

Premier Ed Stelmach said the province is continuing to provide assistance on a case-by-case basis.

“We’ll get the specifics and work with them,” Stelmach said. “We’re certainly open to giving them a helping hand as they try to put their lives back together after this unbelievable, catastrophic event.”

“All I want is for my kids to be able to go home,” said Jamie Chatfield, who says her autistic son has begun to regress since this all started. “It’s getting close to winter. I need stabilization, a routine. I need structure, and they don’t have it.”

Alberta Liberal Leader David Swann sent a letter to Stelmach on Thursday saying the government isn’t doing enough for the flood victims.

Swann said the flood victims are burning through their savings while waiting for the province to provide the money it promised. Meanwhile, he said, nearly 1,000 cheques have been handed out by the Saskatchewan government to its citizens affected by the same flood.

Liberal MLA Harry Chase wants to know why the richest province in the country is so slow to hand out money.

“Why aren’t there more adjusters from the province going and visiting these people and providing some instant aid, at least some up-front money, to deal with getting the water out of the basements and so on, and then the eventual money that will be required for repairs?” said Chase.

The Liberals also say they’re angry the Tories set up a call centre for flood victims in Lethbridge rather than closer to the disaster zone in Medicine Hat.