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RDA Regional Flood Response Actions

Introduction

Following the widespread flooding across the country in June and July, the Government is committed to helping businesses recover quickly.

The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) is working closely with other Government Departments, the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs), local Government Offices, and business organisations to assess the impact of the flooding and ensure the most effective response.

The Government is committed to listening to business concerns, and BERR is currently consulting widely with business representatives about the impact of the floods. Ministers are visiting the affected areas to talk directly to businesses about their concerns.  

The Government is working closely with the insurance industry to monitor the response of the industry to the flooding. We are also looking at the key lessons learnt, and how the response could be improved in the future. 

A number of issues have been raised with our Ministers and advice can be found in the attached link.  If you have a specific enquiry please contact your local RDA in the first instance, as they will be best place to deal with local issues.

Support is also available from BusinessLink (www.businesslink.gov.uk) and your local Chamber of Commerce (www.chamberonline.co.uk).

Advantage West Midlands

What is available:

For SMEs

Support package offering £2,500 consultancy (establish recovery plans)

£2 million Flood Recovery Assistance targeting rural settlements to assist with clean up.

For further details contact the AWM website, or companies should call Business Link on 0845 113 1234 for more details. 

EMDA

What is available:

For SMEs

£500,000 Flood Recovery Scheme (£2,500 per company)

For further details contact the EMDA website, or companies should call Business Link on 0845 058 6644 for more details. 

SEEDA

What is available:

For SMEs

Flood Recovery Scheme (up to £2,500 per company).

For further details contact the SEEDA website, or companies should call Business Link on 0845 600 9006 for more details. 

SWRDA

What is available:

For SMEs

£2 million Flood Recovery Scheme (up to £2,500 per company).

For further details contact the SWRDA website, or companies should call Business Link on 0845 600 9006 for more details. 

Yorkshire Forward

What is available:

For SMEs

£2 million Flood Recovery Scheme (up to £2,500 per company).

For medium/larger companies:

£3 million funding for medium and large companies (grants of £10,000 to £100,000 for companies with more than 50 employees).

For companies in South Yorkshire funding is through the EU Objective 1 programme.

For further details contact the Yorkshire Forward website, or companies should call Business Link on 0845 833 6000 for more details. 

Introduction

Following the widespread flooding across the country in June and July, the Government is committed to helping businesses recover quickly.

The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) is working closely with other Government Departments, the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs), local Government Offices, and business organisations to assess the impact of the flooding and ensure the most effective response.

The Government is committed to listening to business concerns, and BERR is currently consulting widely with business representatives about the impact of the floods. Ministers are visiting the affected areas to talk directly to businesses about their concerns.  

The Government is working closely with the insurance industry to monitor the response of the industry to the flooding. We are also looking at the key lessons learnt, and how the response could be improved in the future. 

A number of issues have been raised with our Ministers and advice can be found in the attached link.  If you have a specific enquiry please contact your local RDA in the first instance, as they will be best place to deal with local issues.

Support is also available from BusinessLink (www.businesslink.gov.uk) and your local Chamber of Commerce (www.chamberonline.co.uk).

Advantage West Midlands

What is available:

For SMEs

Support package offering £2,500 consultancy (establish recovery plans)

£2 million Flood Recovery Assistance targeting rural settlements to assist with clean up.

For further details contact the AWM website, or companies should call Business Link on 0845 113 1234 for more details. 

EMDA

What is available:

For SMEs

£500,000 Flood Recovery Scheme (£2,500 per company)

For further details contact the EMDA website, or companies should call Business Link on 0845 058 6644 for more details. 

SEEDA

What is available:

For SMEs

Flood Recovery Scheme (up to £2,500 per company).

For further details contact the SEEDA website, or companies should call Business Link on 0845 600 9006 for more details. 

SWRDA

What is available:

For SMEs

£2 million Flood Recovery Scheme (up to £2,500 per company).

For further details contact the SWRDA website, or companies should call Business Link on 0845 600 9006 for more details. 

Yorkshire Forward

What is available:

For SMEs

£2 million Flood Recovery Scheme (up to £2,500 per company).

For medium/larger companies:

£3 million funding for medium and large companies (grants of £10,000 to £100,000 for companies with more than 50 employees).

For companies in South Yorkshire funding is through the EU Objective 1 programme.

For further details contact the Yorkshire Forward website, or companies should call Business Link on 0845 833 6000 for more details.