How to make sense of the government’s flood funding announcements for England: what the headline figures mean, how flood budgets work, whether investment is adequate, and where the numbers remain genuinely uncertain.

A briefing on the Government's proposed reforms to England's National Planning Policy Framework and what they mean for flood risk — especially surface water flooding — and the position of Flooded People UK and the flood action groups it represents.

July 2025 -- Flooded People UK has submitted its response to Defra's consultation, "Reforming our approach to floods funding." The submission draws on more than 70 responses from flooded people across over 50 communities and has been formally endorsed by 11 flood action groups. You can read the full document below. Here's a short summary of what we said. Why this matters The way flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) is funded shapes whether repeatedly flooded comm

Submission in collaboration with Shrewsbury Quarry Flood Action Group The following submission is based on: A questionnaire circulated among flooded Shropshire residents by the Shrewsbury Quarry Flood Action Group Flooded People UK’s staff’s 40 years of experience supporting flooded communities Full submission: Summary: As the impacts of climate change begin to bite, with once 1/100 year storms becoming regular occurrences, an already faulty system of flood risk management is