Green stimulus

£535 million of capital spending will go towards energy efficiency, rail transport, and adaptation measures to support low-carbon growth and jobs. This will include:

* £100 million of new funding for Warm Front on top of £50 million spending on the programme brought forward now to support the economy. This stimulus will help around 60,000 households in total cut their energy bills through insulation and improved heating systems
* £60 million to provide 16,000 social houses with energy efficiency and heating measures as part of an accelerated Decent Homes programme
* £300 million to accelerate the delivery of up to 200 new carriages to expand capacity on the rail network
* £20 million of spending on flood defences
* £5 million of spending on British Waterways network infrastructure