Flooding in Westminster

The City of Westminster is a city and borough in Inner London which forms a core part of Central London. It is the site of the United Kingdom's Houses of Parliament and much of the British government. The city and borough's southern boundary is the Thames. It occupies a large area of central Greater London, including most of the West End. To the City of Westminster's east is the City of London and to its west is the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. To its north is the London Borough of Camden. Historically, Westminster was a part of the ceremonial county of Middlesex. Many London landmarks are within the borough, including Buckingham Palace, the Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament), Westminster Abbey, Whitehall, 10 Downing Street, and Trafalgar Square.

The borough is divided into a number of localities including the ancient political district of Westminster; the shopping areas around Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Bond Street; and the night-time entertainment district of Soho. Much of the borough is residential, and in 2008 it was estimated to have a population of 236,000. Aside from numerous large parks and open spaces, including Hyde Park and most of Regent's Park, the population density of the district is high.

The London Westminster borough was created with the 1965 establishment of Greater London. Upon the creation, it inherited the city status previously held by the then Metropolitan Borough of Westminster from 1900, which was first awarded to Westminster in 1540. The local government body is Westminster City Council.

Incidents in Westminster

To stay up to date on reports and warnings for flooding in Westminster, look for Westminster flood warnings on gov.uk.

Ham&High news reports: Anger over Thames Water and Westminster Council's flash floods response.

Thames Water and Westminster Council faced fury on Friday over the authorities’ response to flash flooding.

More than 200 people joined a one-hour public meeting as residents and opposition councillors expressed anger over the alleged lack of preparation for the heavy downpours which ruined some people’s homes.

Further ire was directed at Thames Water for not providing direct compensation to residents, which the council’s opposition leader called “at best distasteful”. Read the full article at Ham&High.

MyLondonNews reports: Westminster family lose everything after London flash flood causes £30k damage. 

The Maida Vale family have no insurance and are currently living in a Premier Inn

Read the full story on MyLondonNews.

Westminster City Council is the local authority for the City of Westminster in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council and is entitled to be known as a city council, which is a rare distinction in the United Kingdom. The city is divided into 20 wards, each electing three councillors. The council is currently composed of 41 Conservative Party members and 19 Labour Party members.[1] The council was created by the London Government Act 1963 and replaced three local authorities: Paddington Metropolitan Borough Council, St Marylebone Metropolitan Borough Council and Westminster Borough Council.

Westminster City Council - Flooding Advice

Westminster council has a page you can visit if you want advice on flooding. Click to visit Westminster Council's "Flood information and help" page.

Getting support

You can call the council’s contact centre on 020 7641 6000 and state that you are affected by the flooding. Our staff will then be able to help you access the support you may need. Council teams can also advise on how to access insurance claims and can help follow-up with housing associations.

If you have adult social care or children’s social care needs, our teams should have already been in contact, but if they have not, please contact the council’s contact centre on 0207 641 6000 for support.

Council Tax exemptions

Westminster City Council will consider applications for Council Tax Hardship relief for periods when properties are uninhabitable. This is known as Section 13A relief and is a relief against a resident’s Council Tax. 

Applications should be made to westminstercounciltax1@secure.capita.co.uk

 

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