UK Failing to Meet Flood-Defense Goals as Storms Batter Homes
- Target to protect 336,000 homes won’t be met says Audit Office
- Lack of maintenance means 200,000 homes at increased risk
Members of the staff clear up after the storm at a cafe in West Bay, Dorset, on Nov. 3.
Photographer: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images
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Hundreds of thousands of British homes will miss out on flood protections in the next few years as spending has been affected by Brexit, inflation and the pandemic, according to the National Audit Office.
In 2020, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, said it would double funding for flood resilience to £5.2 billion, setting a target to better protect 336,000 homes in the six years to 2027.