Purpose

To approve the package of
Financial Support to Households affected by Storm Babet. That will include for properties that were
flooded or where the property was unliveable for
a period of time as a result of this
flood incident:

·      
a £350
grant direct to each flooded household;

·      
a promise
that those households do not have to pay any Council Tax for the
period from 21st October until at least the end of March
2024.
 

Decision

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

25th October 2023

Title:

Financial Support to Households affected by Storm Babet
 

Decision Maker:
(Including Job
Title)

Judith Badger
Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services

Details of Specific Cabinet
Delegation
or Delegation contained in the
relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.
 

Section 9 of the constitution, sub-section 4C.5
 

Decision:

To
approve the package of Financial Support to Households affected by
Storm Babet. That will include for
properties that were flooded or where the property
was unliveable for a period of time as a
result of this flood incident:

·      
a £350 grant direct to each flooded
household;

·      
a promise that those households do not have to
pay any Council Tax for the period from 21st October
until at least the end of March 2024.
 

Reasons for the
Decision:

Following the flooding event within the Borough on the
21st October 2023 and its significant
impact on a number of households, the Council is providing some
immediate financial support to those residents most
impacted.
 
The
Council recognises the significant impact that this flooding will
have on those residents most impacted and as such seeks to provide
the support it can.
 

Details of alternative
options considered and rejected:

Different qualifying criteria options were considered and the
approach to providing the grants, for example via an application
process, however these were ruled out as the Council wished to
provide the support as quickly as possible to residents in need of
the support. Instead a direct payment
method is to be used based on the information the Council gained
during the flood.
 

Conflicts of interest
declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker
which relates to the decision:

No
conflicts of interest

Dispensations
Granted:
(If any)

None
 

Reports or parts of
reports considered

Financial Support to Households affected by Storm Babet
 
Nikki Kelly,
Corporate Finance
Manager

 
I certify that this is a true
record of the executive decision to approve the package of
Financial Support to Households affected by Storm Babet.  That will
include for properties that were flooded or where the property was
unliveable for a period of time as a
result of this flood incident:
 

·      
a £350
grant direct to each flooded household;

·      
a promise
that those households do not have to pay any Council Tax for the
period from 21st October until at least the end of March
2024.
 
Signed by the Decision Maker

 
 
 
 

Dated:         
20th November,
2023       
 
Name:
Judith Badger                            
Job
Title:Strategic Director of Finance
and Customer Services