Shovel-ready flood defence schemes receive £170m

The funding is part of a £5.2bn investment to create around 2,000 new flood and coastal defences to better protect 336,000 properties in England by 2027. £200m will be spent on sustainable drainage systems and temporary or permanent water storage areas. The government claims the plan will see the delivery of flood and coastal defences to prevent £32bn in economic damage.

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Changes are proposed also to the joint government and insurance industry Flood Re scheme that would allow claims to include an additional amount for flood resilience to be included in repairs. Households that have property flood resilience measures in place to benefit from lower premiums.

In a statement, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “Last winter I saw for myself the misery and upheaval that flooding can bring to lives and livelihoods and I said we would do more to help people.