CHESHIRE/MID MERSEY = £8.2 million
Environment Agency Programme = £4.93 million

► Warrington Flood Defence Scheme - £4.93m

Local Authority Programme = £115,000

► Excalibur Brook, Alsager - £50,000

► Browning Close, Blacon - £25,000

► Compass Close, Runcorn - £30,000

► Morts Wood, Walton telemetary - £10,000

Local Levy = £1.155 million

► Benefiting communities in Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Antrobus, Runcorn, Widnes and Culcheth. Some of this money will also be used to maintain waterways across the area. Money has also been allocated to support landowners and farmers in the Ince & Frodsham area develop a strategy for maintaining watercourses on their land.

Partnership Funding = £1.6 million

► The Warrington flood defence scheme will benefit from external contributions totalling £1.6 million from Scottish Power and Warrington Borough Council, without which the scheme would not have scored highly enough to secure central government funding.

Growth Fund = £2 million

► Construction of new flood defences in Northwich is scheduled to begin before March 2015, and will receive £2m from the Government's Growth Fund in 2014/15.

GREATER MANCHESTER = £7.058 million
Environment Agency Programme = £1.024 million

► River Douglas, Wigan - £30,000

► River Irwell at Ramsbottom - £103,000

► River Irwell at Salford - £100,000

► Westleigh Brook in Leigh - £791,000

Local Authority Programme = £386,000

► Stockport Rd culvert, Marple - £214,000

► Bolton critical culvert rehabilitation - £86,000

► Manchester hidden culverted watercourses - £86,000

Local Levy = £1.95 million

► Benefiting communities in Rochdale, Littleborough, Wigan, Horwich and Higher Blackley areas. Some of this money will also be used to maintain waterways across the area.

Growth Fund = £3.698 million

► Construction of new flood defences in Salford is scheduled to begin before March 2015, and will receive £3.698 million from the Government' Growth Fund in 2014/15.

Floods Minister, Dan Rogerson, said:- "After the wettest January for over 200 years, Britain has been battered by some exceptional weather and communities have been devastated by the impact of flooding. Our flood defences have been seriously tested over the past 2 months which is why we are investing in repairs to ensure these crucial defences can withstand future storms. More money than ever before is being invested in flood defences and the new schemes will give greater security to thousands of homes and businesses that have previously feared flooding."

Lord Chris Smith, Chairman of the Environment Agency, said:- "We are pleased to be able to confirm the construction of 42 new flood defence schemes in England. These schemes will go towards improved protection for over 165,000 properties in the four years to 2015 – 20,000 more than our target. Our priority is to do as much as we can with every pound of funding. The announcement of additional funding for urgent repairs to defences damaged during the recent storms is also welcomed. We are working closely with our local partners and communities across the country to assess and repair damage as quickly as possible. With 1 in 6 homes in England at risk of flooding, we would also encourage people to take their own steps to prepare for flooding, for example by signing up to the Environment Agency's free flood warning service."

The government's successful partnership funding scheme is also continuing to provide support to the most at risk and deprived communities, giving local people greater choice about levels of local flood protection.

In total partnership funding will bring in £148 million additional investment by the end of 2014/15. This compares to just £13 million in the previous four years.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, said:- "We have worked together in government to deliver this extra package of funding for regions affected by flooding and the flood defence programme more generally. We will continue doing everything we can to support communities during these difficult times."

Current projects funded in partnership with others include:-

► A £18.1 million Sheffield City Council Lower Don Valley scheme that will better protect 290 business properties, thanks to local businesses who will contribute £1.4 million to the scheme.

► A £37 million coastal defence scheme at Clacton led by Tendring District Council will improve protection to over 1,500 homes, with over £6 million in contributions.

► A £24.2 million scheme in Morpeth, Northumbria, which has benefitted from £5.6m in partnership contributions to protect nearly 500 homes.

► A £21 million coastal erosion scheme in Lyme Regis, Dorset which has received £4.3 million in partnership contributions, improving protection to 480 homes, and.

► The £51m scheme in Leeds City centre, which will receive £3.4m of partnership contributions in 2014/15.

The full list of schemes going ahead in 2014/15 is published on the Environment Agency's website.  You can check your flood risk and sign up to free flood warnings by visiting the Environment Agency website or by calling Floodline on:- 0845 988 1188.