Flood Control: Forest of Dean
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people in the Forest of Dean constituency have accessed financial support through the (a) Property Flood Resilience grant and (b) Flood Recovery Framework.
Answered by Emma Hardy
Following the extensive flooding in 2020, the Forest of Dean District Council participated in and managed the Property Flood Resilience Grant scheme that was activated in response. 25 residential properties and 1 business property benefitted from the Grant.
The Forest of Dean District Council qualified for support under February 2020 activation of the FRF, where support was provided to 69 households and 10 businesses impacted.
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