The amount of funding local authorities receive for flood risk management is determined by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) local government funding formula. The Department told us that, taken as a whole, local authorities are spending more on flood risk management than they are allocated through the funding formula. However, it recognised that there is wide variation in funding across individual local authorities and accepted that it needs a much better und...

The amount of funding local authorities receive for flood risk management is determined by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) local government funding formula. The Department told us that, taken as a whole, local authorities are spending more on flood risk management than they are allocated through the funding formula. However, it recognised that there is wide variation in funding across individual local authorities and accepted that it needs a much better understanding of what individual local authorities are spending. The Department has committed to work with MHCLG to improve its understanding of the allocat Type: conclusion | Number: 10 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 2.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target Implementation date: alongside Spending Review 2021 2.2 The Agency tracks partnership funding for the capital programme monthly to identify what contributions need to be secured. The Agen