Flood support schemes

Please note that funding for this scheme has now ended.If your home or business has been flooded because of Storm Babet or Storm Henk, you can apply for financial help.

The Government has announced a scheme called the Flood Recovery Framework to help communities recover from the impacts of flooding. 

This includes a number of schemes aimed at both residents and businesses.

Property Flood Resilience (PFR) Repair Grant Funding

If your home or business was flooded during Storm Babet or Storm Henk, you may be eligible for support from the Government.  Find out more about the Government’s response.

Properties which were flooded between 19 October 2023 and 25 October 2023 and/or between 2 January 2024 and 12 January 2024 may be eligible for Property Flood Resilience Repair Grant (PFR) funding. In the first instance,  In the first instance, please contact PFR@nottscc.gov.uk

The Government has set deadlines to the PFR scheme for both Storms Babet and Henk. We are no longer able to provide surveys or PFR works on behalf of a property owner due to these deadlines, however, we are able to accept applications for the grant if the survey and PFR works are completed and have been assessed as meeting the grant criteria. 

The final deadlines for completed grant applications are 1 April 2025 (Babet) and 1 June 2025 (Henk) which is when the PRF schemes for both Storms Babet and Henk will close. 

We encourage anyone interested in applying to contact us as soon as possible.

Please note that there is a strict funding criteria which needs to be met to access PRF funding.  Please consider the requirements before applying.

Key criteria for the scheme

Residential and business property owners affected by flooding between 19 and 25 October 2023 and/or between 2 January 2024 and 12 January 2024 only may be able to apply for up to £5000 – this is made up of a £800 survey contribution and £4,200 PFR works contribution.

The funding is a contribution to assist property owners to improve the flood resilience of their properties when they repair them after a flood, so if flooding were to reoccur, damage levels would be considerably lower, and property owners and businesses could return to their properties much more quickly.

A £800 contribution towards a property survey is included in the £5,000.  The funding may not cover all the survey or property flood resilience costs involved; the property owner will need to pay for these additional costs.

Property owners are advised not to have any work carried out prior to a proper survey being completed as this may lead in ineligibility of support from the fund.

Key Criteria

  • Only applies to flooded properties flooded during Storm Babet (19 October 2023 to 25 October 2023) and during Storm Henk (2 January 2024 and 12 January 2024).
  • Up to £5,000 (inc VAT) per affected property which includes £800 survey contribution
  • A property survey is required which cost must be paid up front by the property owner. The cost of the survey is non-refundable.
  • The grant will not be paid if works are not completed. Funding is given for improvements to reduce future flood damage and is not compensation for Storm Babet or Storm Henk.
  • Properties which have previously received PFR Repair Grant funding are not eligible to apply again, unless exceptional circumstances apply; please speak with your local Council.
  • Change of property ownership does not permit additional PFR funding.

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