Storm Henk flood recovery grants

Flood Grants

Residents and business owners of properties flooded as a result of Storm Henk 2-8 January 2024 are potentially eligible for financial aid in the form of :

  • Community Recovery Grant - £500 for immediate recovery costs
  • Council Tax Discount – 100% Council Tax relief for at least three months
  • Business Recovery Grant - £2,500 to help return to business as usual
  • Business Rates Relief – 100% relief for at least three months

Community Recovery Grant

This offers £500 per eligible residential household to cover immediate financial hardship due to the flooding caused by Storm Henk where water has entered your home, resulting in your home being unliveable.

Eligibility criteria

The Government has set out the following criteria for eligibility:

  1. The property must be your main home. Second homes or empty homes are not included in these grants
  2. Flood water must have entered the inside living space of your property, or your property must have been deemed 'unliveable'
  3. Flooded garages, outhouses and storage areas are not eligible for the scheme
  4. Basements or cellars not used as part of the habitable or business area of a property are not eligible for the scheme

Apply for the Community Recovery Grant 

Please note the deadline to apply is 25 March 2024.

Business Recovery Grant

This is a payment of £2,500 (indicative) per eligible business, to help support recovery after the recent flooding.

Eligibility criteria

Eligible businesses must be small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) within flooded area which:

  1. has been directly impacted by the weather event (for instance, there was flood damage to the property, equipment, and/or stock) or
  2. has been indirectly impacted by the weather event (for instance, the business has had no/highly restricted access to premises, equipment and/or stock as a result of flooding, restricted access for customers, suppliers and/or staff; and directly suffered a loss of trade as a result).

Eligible SMEs

  1. Must have fewer than 250 employees.
  2. Must have a turnover of less than £42.7m (Euro 50m) or a balance sheet total less than £36.7m (Euro 43m).
  3. Can be a charity, community or voluntary organisation as well as a company/private business.

Apply for the Business Recovery Grant

Please note the deadline to apply is 25 March 2024.