Storm Henk caused a lot of flooding for businesses throughout the UK with some of the worst areas affected in this region being Tewkesbury and Gloucester .
If your business (or home) has been affected there is support now available and for those two worst hit area – Tewkesbury and Gloucester – both councils have dedicated webpages explaining all the support at hand.
Gloucester City Council are now administering their Government-backed community grants scheme which offers up to £2500 for eligible businesses and £500 per eligible household with council tax help also on offer. For info see here.
Tewkesbury Borough Council are also offering up to £2500 per business and £500 per home as part of that Government scheme and full details of how to apply if you are in that district can be found at here.
If you are outside of these areas but have also been affected by the storm you can find out full details about the scheme as a whole here and you should then contact your council for more information.
For more info/support on flooding at your place of work or home see below....
- The National Flood Forum charity can offer help and support. See here
- The Environment Agency has Flood Support Officers who can provide information and advice regarding flooding. You can contact the Floodline (24-hour service) on 0345 988 1188.
- FSB Insurance Service has business flood advice here
- Flood Re – the not-for-profit, Government-backed flood re-insurance scheme gives people living in flood-risk areas access to affordable home insurance. See here
