CLIMATE change and environmental degradation is adding an extra £233.49 to yearly bills for families in England, a new analysis found today.

Research by Green Alliance estimates that the reported £1.2 billion in weather-related insurance payouts in 2024 has added £42.25 to the average home insurance bill.

While water bills rise by an average of £30 per year, the group estimates that a third of this — £10.74 — is linked to climate change and pollution. 

Citing research by the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit, it calculated that climate change has increased food prices by an average of £180.50 to a household’s food shop each year across 2022 and ’23.

Lydia Collas, head of natural environment at Green Alliance, said: “People are feeling the effects of climate change directly in their pockets. 

“The government must use the upcoming spending review to invest in improving the state of the environment to rein in these escalating costs.

“The poorest will be worst affected if they fail.”

The data was released at the same time as a report by the climate change committee, which said that the government’s progress on adapting to climate change “is either too slow, has stalled or is heading in the wrong direction.”