# UK announces £65m drought aid for farmers in England 2026-08-15T12:28:41+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced an additional £65 million package for farmers in England facing drought damage, the Times of India reports. The funding follows the driest July on record for England and Wales, when rainfall in England reached just 10% of the long-term average, according to the Met Office. Of the package, £50 million will go to the Sustainable Farming Incentive, taking its total budget to £290 million. Another £15 million will support on-farm reservoirs. The government also plans to simplify water-use rules and speed up abstraction licences. The Country Land and Business Association welcomed the measures but said the reservoir funding would cover only a fraction of what farmers need. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Andy Burnham, England, Met Office, Sustainable Farming Incentive, United Kingdom Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/uk-announces-65m-drought-aid-for-farmers-in-england/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/uk-announces-65m-drought-aid-for-farmers-in-england/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.