Guidance
Defining which areas and properties benefit from FCERM investment
This guidance describes how to define an area benefitting from FCERM investment and how to count the properties within it.
Applies to England
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A benefit area shows land and the property and infrastructure within it that will receive a flood or coastal erosion risk benefit from a particular investment. This guidance provides instructions on:
- defining project benefit areas
- counting the properties benefitting within those areas
- data and information to use
Updates to this page
Published 3 March 2026