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The government will spend a record £5.2bn on reducing flooding in England over the next six years, as the climate crisis increases the risk to homes and businesses.
The Environment Agency will spend £860m next year to support more than 1,000 schemes, with significant funds for Yorkshire and the Humber and the north-west, regions that have been hit hard in recent years.
Ministers also announced tighter guidance to deter the building of new homes in flood-prone areas and changes to a government-backed insurance scheme to allow flooded homeowners to be paid to better protect their homes.
ALMOST 800 homes and businesses in Warrington will be better protected from flooding as part of a multi-billion pound investment. This comes as part of plans published by the Government and Environment Agency today, Thursday, to invest £5.2billion into upgrading flooding defences across the country over the next six years. More than £860million will be spent in 2021/22, boosting the design and construction of more than 1,000 schemes across England as part of the Environment Agency’s annual capital programme. Among the schemes that will receive investment in the first year of the six-year programme is the Penketh and Whittle Brooks Scheme. According to the Environment Agency, this will protect up to 211 properties upon completion through a £480,000 investment.