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Flood and Coastal Risk Management (FCRM) Investment Programme 2026-2029

DEFRA · No project ID in the file

Department page: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Data as atRatingEnd dateWhole-life cost
March 2026Amber (NISTA's independent assessment)31 March 2029£3,861.52m (in 2024/25 prices)

Each year’s cost is shown with its price basis. Costs are not compared between years: the March 2024 and March 2025 reports state no price basis, and from March 2026 costs are in 2024/25 prices.

The department’s commentary

This is the department’s own commentary. It may use different prices from the table above, so its figures may not match.

March 2026

Rating: Programme has only existed on GMPP for 2 quarters, however currently retains an Amber rating.

Schedule: The programmes end date has remained at 31/03/2029 since GMPP reporting started in Q3 2025/26

Cost: Programme WLCs cannot be compared as it has only just begun reporting on GMPP.

Source: NISTA Major Projects Annual Report 2025-26 (data)

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