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Bus service improvement plans: local transport authority final allocations 2022 to 2025

Updated 18 December 2024

Applies to England

Funding allocations for local transport authorities to provide bus service improvements throughout England, excluding London.

The funding for 2025 to 2026 comprises:

  • £670 million to enable Local Transport Authorities to deliver their bus service improvement plans (BSIPs)
  • £285 million for the Bus Services Operators Grant (BSOG) to protect existing services and support service delivery
  • £151 million to continue the National Bus Fare Cap at £3, beginning in January 2025 through to 31 December 2025

Local transport authority allocations

Name LTA BSIP+ allocation (2024 to 2025) LTA BSIP+ allocation (2023 to 2024) LTA previous BSIP allocation (2022 to 2025)
Bedford Borough Council £546,757 £546,757 £ -    
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council £470,171 £470,171 £3,722,320    
Blackpool Council £506,488 £506,488 £ -    
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council £617,511 £617,511 £8,858,430    
Bracknell Forest Council £325,716 £325,716 £ -    
Brighton and Hove City Council £ - £ - £27,854,330    
Buckinghamshire Council £1,310,333 £1,310,333 £ -    
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority £2,314,172 £2,314,172 £ -    
Central Bedfordshire Council £350,457 £350,457 £3,724,719    
Cheshire East Council £1,187,596 £1,187,596 £ -    
Cheshire West and Chester Council £1,291,071 £1,291,071 £ -    
City of York Council £ - £ - £17,360,000    
Cornwall Council (including Isles of Scilly) £1,969,162 £1,969,162 £13,307,923    
Cumberland Council £464,743 £464,743 £ -    
Derby City Council £323,606 £323,606 £7,024,648    
Derbyshire County Council £ - £ - £47,003,438    
Devon County Council £1,677,393 £1,677,393 £14,057,270    
Dorset Council £884,221 £884,221 £ -    
East Riding of Yorkshire Council £1,141,576 £1,141,576 £ -    
East Sussex County Council £ - £ - £41,415,025    
Essex County Council £4,890,976 £4,890,976 £ -    
Gloucestershire County Council £2,209,623 £2,209,623 £ -    
Greater Manchester Combined Authority £ - £ - £94,800,000    
Hampshire County Council £3,579,462 £3,579,462 £ -    
Herefordshire Council £952,037 £952,037 £ -    
Hertfordshire County Council £1,488,381 £1,488,381 £29,732,100    
Hull City Council £756,530 £756,530 £ -    
Isle of Wight Council £290,025 £290,025 £ -    
Kent County Council £2,301,397 £2,301,397 £35,070,139    
Lancashire County Council £2,247,177 £2,247,177 £30,444,381    
Leicester City Council £727,289 £727,289 £ -    
Leicestershire County Council £1,788,514 £1,788,514 £ -    
Lincolnshire County Council £2,120,280 £2,120,280 £ -    
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority £3,119,118 £3,119,118 £12,294,398    
Luton Borough Council £ - £ - £19,145,100    
Medway Council £768,780 £768,780 £ -    
Milton Keynes Council £654,193 £654,193 £ -    
Norfolk County Council £ - £ - £49,552,023    
North East Combined Authority[footnote 1] £ - £ - £163,521,172    
North East Lincolnshire Council £280,128 £280,128 £4,684,754    
North Lincolnshire Council £547,379 £547,379 £ -    
North Northamptonshire Council £569,412 £569,412 £ -    
North Somerset Council[footnote 2] £ - £ - £105,488,498    
North Yorkshire Council £1,463,688 £1,463,688 £ -    
Nottingham City Council £445,022 £445,022 £11,367,414    
Nottinghamshire County Council £1,210,428 £1,210,428 £18,713,800    
Oxfordshire County Council £963,741 £963,741 £12,704,921    
Plymouth City Council £816,563 £816,563 £ -    
Portsmouth City Council £ - £ - £48,344,702    
Reading Borough Council £ - £ - £26,263,600    
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead £437,116 £437,116 £ -    
Rutland County Council £253,280 £253,280 £ -    
Shropshire Council £1,490,492 £1,490,492 £ -    
Slough Borough Council £343,267 £343,267 £ -    
Somerset Council £737,079 £737,079 £11,855,859    
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority £3,151,353 £3,151,353 £ -    
Southampton City Council £639,575 £639,575 £ -    
Southend-on-Sea City Council £479,250 £479,250 £ -    
Staffordshire County Council £1,327,673 £1,327,673 £ -    
Stoke-on-Trent City Council £ - £ - £31,663,500    
Suffolk County Council £1,878,427 £1,878,427 £ -    
Surrey County Council £3,923,922 £3,923,922 £ -    
Swindon Borough Council £415,830 £415,830 £ -    
Tees Valley Combined Authority £1,529,477 £1,529,477 £ -    
Telford and Wrekin Council £650,938 £650,938 £ -    
Thurrock Council £432,857 £432,857 £ -    
Torbay Council £403,923 £403,923 £ -    
Warrington Borough Council £ - £ - £16,198,420    
Warwickshire County Council £2,072,248 £2,072,248 £ -    
West Berkshire Council £239,039 £239,039 £2,596,732    
West Midlands Combined Authority £ - £ - £87,857,760    
West Northamptonshire Council £687,109 £687,109 £ -    
West of England Combined Authority[footnote 3] £ - £ - £105,488,498    
West Sussex County Council £1,102,400 £1,102,400 £17,401,596    
West Yorkshire Combined Authority £3,875,221 £3,875,221 £69,974,070    
Westmorland and Furness Council £412,130 £412,130 £ -    
Wiltshire Council £2,115,269 £2,115,269 £ -    
Wokingham Borough Council £401,322 £401,322 £ -    
Worcestershire County Council £1,429,686 £1,429,686 £ -    

Footnotes

  1. Joint allocation with North of Tyne Combined Authority. 

  2. Joint allocation with West of England Combined Authority. 

  3. Joint allocation with North Somerset Council.