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Guidance

FCERM project metrics and benefit areas

Guidance for calculating and refining the benefit area and metrics of projects funded through the Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) investment programme.

From:
Environment Agency
Published
22 June 2026

Applies to England

Documents

Developing your benefit area

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Understanding the properties benefitting metric

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Understanding environmental improvements metrics

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Details

This guidance is for projects that have been funded through the Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) investment programme.

If you are preparing a bid for a new project opportunity, refer to Applying the 2025 FCERM funding policy: new project opportunity guidance and resources.

These guidance documents explain how to:

  • refine your project benefit area
  • calculate the new properties benefitting metric
  • calculate the metrics that capture environmental improvements

Updates to this page

Published 22 June 2026

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