Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households received a Community Recovery Grant under the Flood Recovery Framework following (a) Storm Babet and (b) Storm Henk; and what the total value is of grants paid under each activation.

Following activations of the Flood Recovery Framework in 2023/24, local authority returns record 3,439 households having received a Community Recovery Grant following Storm Babet, with payments totalling £1,719,000. Following Storm Henk, 1,669 households received the Community Recovery Grant, with payments totalling £834,500.