Report Calculates £1.4 Million Of Funding Delivered To Flooding Victims

Wednesday, 2 March 2016 14:47

Senior councillors in Leeds will hear next week how funding support of approximately £1.4 million has been given to residents and businesses affected by the Christmas floods caused by Storm Eva.

The report outlines the work carried out since the Boxing Day floods caused significant damage, ruining stock, equipment and machinery at hundreds of business premises and devastating people’s homes.

The council’s updated figures show that in total 3,396 properties were either directly flooded or affected by Storm Eva; 391 houses, 2,320 flats, 678 businesses and seven others such as churches and sports clubs.

With grant funding from the government, the council’s financial aid so far in terms of emergency flood relief grants, council tax relief and property resilience support has seen over £1million awarded to businesses affected with a further £400,000 for residents.

Leader of Leeds City Council Councillor Judith Blake said:

“We are now two months on from the events of Boxing Day and the aftermath but those directly affected continue to need as much support as we can give them so it is pleasing to see the funding is getting where it is needed.

“We have a duty to those people and everyone in the city to make sure we get comprehensive flood defences in place as quickly as possible, so we will continue to make the strongest possible case we can to the government for the level of investment in Leeds to make that happen.”

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