Floods: Government Assistance
Commons · Question 17539 · Tabled 9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households received council tax relief under the Flood Recovery Framework in each financial year since 2023-24, broken down by local authority area; and what the total v
Answer
Answered by Samantha Dixon, 17 Jul 2026
Since 2023-24, the Flood Recovery Framework has been activated twice: first in October 2023 following Storm Babet, and again in January 2024 following Storm Henk. Under each activation, flood-impacted households were eligible to claim council tax relief f...