Flood recovery grants
The government is offering financial support to help households, businesses and farmers recover from the flooding caused by Storm Henk between 2 January and 12 January 2024.
Applications are now closed for the Community Flood Recovery Grant and Council Tax discount for residential properties, as well as for the Business Flood Recovery Grant and business rates relief for business premises.
Property Flood Resilience grant
The property owner may be eligible for a Property Flood Resilience (PFR) Grant of up to £5,000 to help properties become more resilient to future flooding. Further information will be provided by Herefordshire Council when the scheme is launched.
Farming Recovery Fund
Although the government has opened the fund to support farmers who suffered uninsurable damage to their land due to flooding this winter, Herefordshire farmers are not currently eligible. This is because Herefordshire is one of a number of counties under review by Defra to see whether it will be extended here.
Under the scheme, eligible farmers can access grants of between £500 and £25,000 to return their land to the condition it was in before exceptional flooding due to Storm Henk. Eligible farmers are being contacted directly by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) outlining the support available to them and how they can make a claim.
Flood Recovery Framework Guide
Further guidance about the financial support to help households, businesses and farmers recover from the flooding caused by Storm Henk can be found in the Government's Flood Recovery Framework Guide.
Herefordshire Community Foundation
In the aftermath of Herefordshire flooding, immediate straightforward financial support for people affected is available from Herefordshire Community Foundation.
This helps with urgent needs like the cost of living in temporary accommodation or for items people need to stay in their homes, for example dehumidifiers. Grants of £250 are available for affected households. Larger grants are available for projects providing relief support for affected communities.