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Bus service improvement plans: local transport authority final allocations 2025 to 2026
Updated 8 August 2025
Applies to England
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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 final allocations 2025 to 2026
| Local transport authority | BSIP capital funding 25/26 | BSIP capacity and capability allocation 25/26 | BSIP revenue funding 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Borough Council | £1,418,902 | £63,000 | £817,063 |
| Blackburn and Darwen Borough Council | £2,522,065 | £63,000 | £2,519,709 |
| Blackpool Council | £2,511,802 | £63,000 | £1,672,079 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | £3,257,354 | £94,000 | £2,370,713 |
| Bracknell Forest Council | £461,983 | £63,000 | £486,497 |
| Brighton and Hove City Council | £3,225,177 | £94,000 | £5,787,450 |
| Buckinghamshire County Council | £4,210,155 | £125,000 | £1,956,329 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | £6,597,720 | £125,000 | £3,456,386 |
| Central Bedfordshire Council | £1,377,921 | £94,000 | £1,409,885 |
| Cheshire East Council | £2,122,646 | £94,000 | £2,879,963 |
| Cheshire West and Chester Council | £2,796,902 | £94,000 | £2,576,802 |
| Cornwall Council (including Isles of Scilly) | £4,239,819 | £94,000 | £5,482,554 |
| Cumberland Council | £3,315,344 | £94,000 | £1,646,831 |
| Devon County Council | £5,191,416 | £125,000 | £5,156,302 |
| Dorset Council | £2,006,762 | £94,000 | £1,320,105 |
| East Midlands Combined Authority | £21,057,282 | £125,000 | £19,398,217 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | £1,973,675 | £94,000 | £2,351,115 |
| East Sussex County Council | £4,555,417 | £94,000 | £5,274,375 |
| Essex County Council | £9,179,682 | £125,000 | £7,311,607 |
| Gloucestershire County Council | £4,175,563 | £94,000 | £3,303,766 |
| Greater Manchester Combined Authority | £0 [footnote 1] | £125,000 | £43,664,250 |
| Hampshire County Council | £7,548,334 | £125,000 | £5,346,077 |
| Herefordshire Council | £1,108,112 | £63,000 | £1,867,493 |
| Hertfordshire County Council | £5,353,583 | £125,000 | £5,536,769 |
| Hull City Council | £4,631,112 | £94,000 | £3,055,567 |
| Isle of Wight Council | £1,306,759 | £63,000 | £432,757 |
| Kent County Council | £11,926,302 | £125,000 | £9,995,289 |
| Lancashire County Council | £12,436,932 | £125,000 | £12,712,250 |
| Leicester City Council | £5,166,372 | £94,000 | £4,092,933 |
| Leicestershire County Council | £3,145,798 | £94,000 | £4,379,636 |
| Lincolnshire County Council | £5,760,287 | £125,000 | £5,447,127 |
| Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | £0 [footnote 1] | £125,000 | £20,725,110 |
| Luton Borough Council | £2,632,234 | £63,000 | £3,562,676 |
| Medway Council | £2,611,463 | £94,000 | £1,148,529 |
| Milton Keynes Council | £2,149,690 | £94,000 | £976,463 |
| Norfolk County Council | £7,406,122 | £125,000 | £7,328,823 |
| North East Combined Authority | £0 [footnote 1] | £125,000 | £23,637,653 |
| North East Lincolnshire Council | £2,010,583 | £63,000 | £1,642,659 |
| North Lincolnshire Council | £1,380,442 | £63,000 | £1,252,525 |
| North Northamptonshire Council | £2,588,702 | £94,000 | £2,410,459 |
| North Somerset Council | £1,687,455 | £63,000 | £3,059,935 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | £5,441,810 | £125,000 | £3,784,971 |
| Plymouth City Council | £3,196,800 | £94,000 | £1,220,496 |
| Portsmouth City Council | £2,218,898 | £63,000 | £2,426,250 |
| Reading Borough Council | £1,343,619 | £63,000 | £982,500 |
| Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | £551,913 | £63,000 | £653,162 |
| Rutland County Council | £132,263 | £63,000 | £364,710 |
| Shropshire Council | £1,398,474 | £63,000 | £2,497,869 |
| Slough Borough Council | £917,715 | £63,000 | £512,300 |
| Somerset County Council | £3,343,401 | £94,000 | £2,958,423 |
| South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) | £0 [footnote 1] | £125,000 | £16,434,261 |
| Southampton City Council | £3,539,555 | £94,000 | £955,218 |
| Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | £1,762,541 | £63,000 | £715,926 |
| Staffordshire County Council | £5,261,064 | £125,000 | £5,069,288 |
| Stoke-on-Trent City Council | £3,870,685 | £63,000 | £5,935,035 |
| Suffolk County Council | £5,229,805 | £125,000 | £2,805,076 |
| Surrey County Council | £4,958,394 | £125,000 | £5,866,001 |
| Swindon Borough Council | £2,035,808 | £63,000 | £619,887 |
| Tees Valley Combined Authority | £0 [footnote 1] | £125,000 | £7,153,668 |
| Telford and Wrekin Council | £1,788,577 | £63,000 | £1,545,124 |
| Thurrock Council | £1,199,800 | £63,000 | £646,402 |
| Torbay Council | £1,436,291 | £63,000 | £603,627 |
| Warrington Borough Council | £1,734,279 | £63,000 | £1,986,315 |
| Warwickshire County Council | £3,662,611 | £94,000 | £4,336,627 |
| West Berkshire Council | £672,548 | £63,000 | £762,211 |
| West Midlands Combined Authority | £0 [footnote 1] | £125,000 | £37,066,610 |
| West Northamptonshire Council | £2,658,641 | £94,000 | £2,566,758 |
| West of England Combined Authority | £0 [footnote 1] | £125,000 | £13,591,185 |
| West Sussex County Council | £4,716,503 | £125,000 | £4,411,487 |
| West Yorkshire Combined Authority | £0 [footnote 1] | £125,000 | £33,890,887 |
| Westmorland and Furness Council | £2,671,203 | £94,000 | £1,275,848 |
| Wiltshire Council | £2,631,997 | £94,000 | £3,164,522 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | £635,909 | £63,000 | £599,008 |
| Worcestershire County Council | £3,953,674 | £94,000 | £4,811,213 |
| York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority | £4,987,355 | £125,000 | £6,401,022 |