Flooding financial support

Apply for a Community Recovery Grant

Households will be eligible for a £500 community recovery grant if their residence was deemed to have been impacted by Storm Henk between 2 – 8 January, i.e. the residence was flooded internally or was unliveable for a period of greater than 48 hours.

Qualifying criteria for residential properties

The property you are applying for must be your primary residence. Second or empty homes are not eligible.

Flood water must have entered the inside living space of your property. Porches, greenhouses, garages, sheds, outhouses etc. will not be considered as eligible for this scheme.

OR

Your property must have been unliveable for at least 48 hours because:

• Access to the property was severely restricted (e.g. upper floor flats with no access).
• Key services such as sewerage, draining and electricity were severely affected.
• Flooding has caused significant damage to the property meaning it would be or would have been advisable for you to leave the premises for any period of time, regardless of whether they did vacate or not.

Bank Statements

If you are unable to complete the section of the form that requires a copy of your bank statement, you will need to submit this information in a different way. You may:

• Bring your bank statement to the reception desk at the Council Offices.
• Post your bank statement to the Council Offices (Tewkesbury Borough Council, Public Services Centre, Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 5TT) marking it for the attention of the ‘Flood – Community Recovery Grant Team’.
• Email your bank statement to communityrecoverygrant@tewkesbury.gov.uk

Please note that if you post or hand deliver your bank statement, your application will take longer to process.

If you have read the qualifying criteria and still believe you qualify for support, then please register your details using our online form. We will then assess your claim as soon as possible and contact you.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 8 March 2024

If you have any queries regarding the Community Recovery Grant, please contact communityrecoverygrant@tewkesbury.gov.uk

We are currently receiving a high volume of enquiries, please bear with us as we work through these. If you have enquired and are awaiting a response, someone will be in touch with you within 3 working days.

Council tax discount

A 100% Council tax discount may be awarded for a minimum of 3 months, if your property meets the above criteria, or longer if you are unable to return to the property.

If you are unable to return home, a 100% Council tax discount may be awarded in respect of temporary accommodation, in parallel with the discount on your primary residence.

If you have completed a Community Recovery Grant application form, we will complete this assessment on your behalf.

If you have any queries regarding the Council Tax discount, please contact revenues@tewkesbury.gov.uk

Property Flood Resilience Repair Grant Scheme

Gloucestershire County Council are administering a further grant entitled the Property Flood Resilience Repair Grant scheme.

For more information about this grant scheme and to fill out an application, visit Flood recovery grants | Gloucestershire County Council

Apply for a Business Recovery Grant

Businesses will be eligible for a £2,500 Business Recovery Grant if their premises was deemed to have met the eligibility criteria and were either directly or indirectly impacted by Storm Henk between 2 – 12 January. Please see the guidance and FAQs for further information.

Qualifying criteria

The Department of Business and Trade has established a scheme to support eligible SME businesses whose premises have been severely impacted by Storm Henk, with immediate recovery costs.

Small-to-medium sized businesses in Tewkesbury Borough with affected business premises could be eligible for grants of £2,500 from the Business Recovery Grant scheme.

Eligible business premises (namely premises from which a small or medium sized business (“SME”) need to be actively trading and do not include warehouses or sheds unless the business actively trades from the warehouse or shed) within flooded areas:

• are premises which are directly impacted by the weather event – for instance there was flood damage to the premises; or
• are premises which are indirectly impacted by the weather event for more than one day – for instance the business premises has had no/highly restricted access to the premises, to 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.

The qualifying period is 2-12 January 2024 for those SME businesses premises severely negatively impacted by Storm Henk.

If you have read the qualifying criteria, including the guidance and FAQs, and still believe you qualify for support, then please register your details using our online form. We will then assess your claim as soon as possible and contact you.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 15 March 2024

If you have any queries regarding the Business Recovery Grant, please contact bisflood@tewkesbury.gov.uk

We are currently receiving a high volume of enquiries, please bear with us as we work through these. If you have enquired and are awaiting a response, someone will be in touch with you within 3 working days.