The UK government has announced an additional funding of £2.1 billion in an effort to better support the public and businesses to prepare for a no-deal Brexit. This includes a new immediate cash boost of £1.1 billion to prepare critical areas for EU exit on 31 October as well as a further £1 billion available to enhance operational preparedness in 2019 if needed.

£344 million has been allocated to help get new border and customs operations ready. This includes:

• An extra 500 border force officers
• Boosting capacity to process UK passport applications
• Doubling the support made available for customs agents to train new staff or invest in better IT so businesses can get the support they need to complete customs declarations.
• Improving transport infrastructure around ports
• Enhancing support available on government helplines.

£434 million will be made available to help vital medicines and medical products will be still available in the UK and £108 million available to promote and support businesses to ensure they are ready for Brexit.