Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 50635

Floods: Mental Health

Tabled: 7 May 2025
Answered: 12 May 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's case study entitled Mental health costs of flooding, published on 4 April 2025, whether the prices used are for 2025.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Mental health costs of flooding and erosion case study found the mental health losses per adult per flood event to be £1,878 per adult per flood for shallow floods (less than 30cm of water in a home). This increases to £4,136 per adult per flood for d...
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