Can you give me details of how you decide how much funding a Member gets and when do they get the money?
The DEC has an agreed formula, the Indicator of Capacity, to divide up the money received for an appeal. This ensures that each member is aware, in broad terms, how much money they are likely to receive. This means they can get on with delivering their response within days.
Members do detailed assessments in the region in the first weeks after the event. One month after the appeal is launched Member agencies tell us whether they are in a position to spend their full allocation. If an agency cannot spend the amount available it is divided between the agencies that do have additional capacity and can spend more within the time limits set. We check that the agencies have been able to use the money allocated at 3months, 6 months and 9months.