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Active travel social prescribing pilots: local authority allocations

Funding amounts to 11 local authorities outside London for active travel social prescribing pilots.

From:
Active Travel England
Published
7 July 2023

Applies to England

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Active travel social prescribing pilots: local authority allocations

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Details

A total of £13.9 million is being provided to 11 local authorities over 3 years, for active travel social prescribing pilots. The pilots will trial ways in which health workers can be supported to prescribe walking and cycling for health, wellbeing and to promote active travel for everyday journeys.

This funding supports delivery of objectives set out in the second cycling and walking investment strategy and commitments of the cycling and walking plan for England.

This funding follows previous funding provided for feasibility studies in 2022.

The total amount of funding has increased from the original announcement in August 2022.

Capability Fund

Funding amounts supplied to local transport authorities outside London through the capability fund.
This revenue grant enables local transport authorities to enable cycling and walking in their areas by:

  • the development of infrastructure plans, including drawing up bids for capital funding that are compliant with local transport note (LTN) 1/20.

  • enabling higher levels of walking, wheeling and cycling through activities such as adult cycle training, cycle loans, walk and cycling to school and work initiatives.

Published 7 July 2023