Programme of flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) schemes

GovernmentThe hasgovernment committedis committing a 3-yearrecord 2-year investment of £4.2£2.65 billion toin reduceflood and coastal erosion risk from,management.  andThis increasecovers resilienceApril to,2024 floodingto andMarch coastal2026.

The erosion.programme Thisincludes investmentinformation coversabout theprojects periodthat fromwill receive an allocation between 1 April 20262025 toand 31 March 2029.2026. You Government’scan newdownload the full list of these projects.

You can also download a list of flood and coastal erosion risk management projects that invested government funding policyduring willthe befirst implementedyear fromof the 2-year programme (between 1 April 2026.2024 and 31 March 2025). Most of these projects span multiple years so the amount does not equal the total project cost. As Environment Agency accounts have not been finalised and approved, the investment data is provisional and subject to change.

The£140 programmemillion publishedfrom onthe 172-year Marchinvestment 2026programme includeswill informationbe aboutprioritised for 29 projects that are ready for delivery. This will receivehelp anmake allocationsure betweencommunities 1are Aprilprotected 2026as andsoon 31as Marchpossible. 2027.You can also download the list of these 29 projects.

This 3-year2-year commitment will benefitbetter protect 52,000 homes and non-residential properties such as:as: 

• shopsshops 
• business and industrial premisespremises 
• schoolsschools 
• hospitalshospitals 
• transport linkslinks 
• utility sitessites 

The Environment Agency is committed to reducing the risk of flooding. This includes the risk of flooding from:from: 

• riversrivers 
• the seasea 
• groundwatergroundwater 
• surface waterwater 

We develop projects to reduce flooding and coastal erosion by working with:with: 

• local authoritiesauthorities 
• internal drainage boardsboards 
• water companies
• local communitiescommunities 
• environmental non-governmental organisations

The regionalRegional floodFlood and coastalCoastal committeesCommittees (RFCCs) support this approach and have consentedagreed to the programme. programme.  

FutureThe investmentfuture inof multiyear projects is subject to change and the outcome of both annual RFCC consenting and the future2025 spendingSpending reviews.Review.

In June 2025, government announced further information on the longer-term investment programme with the publication of UK’s 10-year Infrastructure Strategy. This strategy commits to £7.9 billion of capital investment in building and repairing flood defences over 10 years from April 2026 to March 2036. This investment will benefit 840,000 properties by reducing the risk of flooding.

On 3 March 2026 the Environment Agency published the new flood and coastal erosion risk management funding policy guidance.  This guidance explains how government’s new funding policy will work in practice for new project opportunities.