Food waste collection grant determination (2025): No 31/7654
Updated 17 October 2025
Applies to England
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The Secretary of State for Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (“the Secretary of State”), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003, makes the following determination:
Citation
1) This determination may be cited as the Food Waste Collection Determination (2025) [No31/7654].
Purpose of the grant
2) The purpose of the grant is to provide support to local authorities in England towards expenditure lawfully incurred or to be incurred by them.
Determination
3) The Secretary of State determines the authorities to which the grant is to be paid and the amount of grant to be paid. The authorities and the amounts set out in Annex A.
Treasury consent
4) Before making this determination in relation to local authorities in England, the Secretary of State obtained the consent of the Treasury.
UK Government Branding
5) The Grant Recipient shall at all times during and following the end of the Funding Period:
5.1 comply with requirements of the Branding Manual in relation to the Funded Activities; and
5.2 cease use of the Funded by UK Government logo on demand if directed to do so by the Authority.
6) Branding Manual means the HM Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ‘Funded by UK Government branding manual’ first published by the Cabinet Office in November 2022 including any subsequent updates from time to time.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs.
Emma Bourne, Director, Circular Economy, Defra.
Annex A: revenue Grant allocations to local authorities 2024 to 2025
| Local Authority | Revenue Funding 2024/25 |
| Adur District Council | £162,552 |
| Amber Valley Borough Council | £252,697 |
| Arun District Council | £293,361 |
| Ashfield District Council | £227,818 |
| Ashford Borough Council | £35,932 |
| Babergh District Council | £295,634 |
| Barking and Dagenham LB | £311,423 |
| Barnet LB | £553,446 |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | £317,804 |
| Bassetlaw District Council | £243,426 |
| Bath and North East Somerset Council | £19,630 |
| Bedford | £341,148 |
| Bexley LB | £90,999 |
| Birmingham City Council | £1,355,790 |
| Blaby District Council | £196,507 |
| Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | £255,380 |
| Blackpool Borough Council | £250,945 |
| Bolsover District Council | £193,021 |
| Boston Borough Council | £171,041 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | £343,192 |
| Bracknell Forest Borough Council | £70,293 |
| Bradford City MDC (MBC) | £748,180 |
| Braintree District Council | £95,817 |
| Breckland Council | £286,851 |
| Brent LB | £70,108 |
| Brentwood Borough Council | £35,041 |
| Brighton and Hove Council | £468,830 |
| Bristol City Council | £61,491 |
| Bromley LB | £45,816 |
| Bromsgrove District Council | £207,695 |
| Broxbourne Borough Council | £55,998 |
| Broxtowe Borough Council | £216,923 |
| Buckinghamshire Council | £152,442 |
| Burnley Borough Council | £271,897 |
| Calderdale MBC | £46,462 |
| Cambridge City and South Cambs Councils | £587,465 |
| Camden LB | £119,033 |
| Cannock Chase Council | £201,782 |
| Canterbury City Council | £30,003 |
| Central Bedfordshire | £129,355 |
| Charnwood Borough Council | £295,682 |
| Chelmsford Borough Council | £52,329 |
| Cherwell District Council | £28,269 |
| Cheshire East | £577,161 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | £80,207 |
| Chesterfield Borough Council | £221,632 |
| Chichester District Council | £289,659 |
| Chorley Borough Council | £250,455 |
| City of London | £51,903 |
| Colchester Borough Council | £76,543 |
| Cornwall | £986,857 |
| Council of the Isles of Scilly | £70,562 |
| County Durham | £909,734 |
| Coventry City Council | £457,787 |
| Crawley Borough Council | £197,987 |
| Croydon LB | £42,396 |
| Dacorum Borough Council | £18,690 |
| Darlington Borough Council | £221,752 |
| Dartford Borough Council | £226,214 |
| Derby City Council | £372,085 |
| Dover District Council | £32,043 |
| Dudley MBC | £502,963 |
| Ealing LB | £121,002 |
| East Cambridgeshire District Council | £201,998 |
| East Hampshire District Council | £258,680 |
| East Hertfordshire District Council | £322,479 |
| East Lindsey District Council | £312,559 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | £606,289 |
| East Staffordshire Borough Council | £247,507 |
| East Suffolk Council | £480,034 |
| Eastbourne Borough Council | £193,310 |
| Eastleigh Borough Council | £31,930 |
| Elmbridge Borough Council | £23,207 |
| Enfield LB | £217,454 |
| Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | £18,917 |
| Erewash Borough Council | £221,337 |
| Exeter City Council | £190,340 |
| Fareham Borough Council | £223,120 |
| Fenland District Council | £236,209 |
| Fylde Borough Council | £188,295 |
| Gedling Borough Council | £233,708 |
| Gloucester City Council | £35,270 |
| Gosport Borough Council | £162,229 |
| Gravesham Borough Council | £45,924 |
| Great Yarmouth Borough Council | £218,260 |
| Greenwich LB | £119,363 |
| Guildford Borough Council | £25,252 |
| Hackney LB | £64,521 |
| Halton Borough Council | £237,443 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham LB | £307,585 |
| Harborough District Council | £211,526 |
| Haringey LB | £123,518 |
| Harlow District Council | £63,754 |
| Harrow LB | £92,981 |
| Hart District Council | £199,437 |
| Hartlepool Borough Council | £193,357 |
| Hastings Borough Council | £191,411 |
| Havant Borough Council | £199,901 |
| Havering LB | £365,519 |
| Herefordshire Council | £369,475 |
| Hertsmere Borough Council | £219,877 |
| High Peak Borough Council | £228,875 |
| Hillingdon LB | £120,254 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | £244,202 |
| Horsham District Council | £306,643 |
| Hounslow LB | £85,507 |
| Huntingdonshire District Council | £350,537 |
| Hyndburn Borough Council | £175,682 |
| Ipswich Borough Council | £179,617 |
| Islington LB | £270,491 |
| Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | £15,919 |
| Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | £359,240 |
| Kirklees MBC | £619,909 |
| Knowsley MBC | £246,861 |
| Lambeth LB | £238,243 |
| Lancaster City Council | £252,057 |
| Leeds City Council MBC | £1,240,609 |
| Leicester City Council | £467,807 |
| Lewisham LB | £264,664 |
| Lichfield District Council | £228,817 |
| Lincoln City Council | £186,075 |
| Liverpool City Council | £659,828 |
| Luton Borough Council | £296,507 |
| Maidstone Borough Council | £33,431 |
| Maldon District Council | £27,867 |
| Malvern Hills District Council | £203,277 |
| Mansfield District Council | £211,319 |
| Medway Borough Council | £139,652 |
| Melton Borough Council | £151,937 |
| Merton LB | £73,289 |
| Mid Suffolk District Council | £229,571 |
| Mid Sussex District Council | £275,714 |
| Middlesbrough Borough Council | £242,619 |
| Milton Keynes Council | £54,760 |
| Mole Valley District Council | £34,228 |
| New Forest District Council | £351,503 |
| Newark and Sherwood District Council | £260,040 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council | £25,887 |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council MBC | £448,358 |
| Newham LB | £448,697 |
| North East Derbyshire District Council | £226,080 |
| North East Lincolnshire Council | £296,792 |
| North Kesteven District Council | £249,002 |
| North Lincolnshire Council | £319,253 |
| North Norfolk District Council | £259,382 |
| North Northamptonshire | £418,153 |
| North Somerset Council | £50,445 |
| North Tyneside Council | £336,201 |
| North Warwickshire Borough Council | £167,555 |
| North West Leicestershire District Council | £231,207 |
| Northumberland | £545,748 |
| Norwich City Council | £25,568 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | £252,155 |
| Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | £130,277 |
| Oxford City Council | £27,770 |
| Pendle Borough Council | £185,553 |
| Peterborough City Council | £96,489 |
| Plymouth City Council | £395,014 |
| Preston City Council | £256,098 |
| Reading Borough Council | £25,952 |
| Redbridge LB | £369,806 |
| Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | £258,623 |
| Redditch Borough Council | £160,772 |
| Reigate and Banstead Borough Council | £84,283 |
| Ribble Valley Borough Council | £163,406 |
| Richmond upon Thames LB | £87,002 |
| Rochford District Council | £15,521 |
| Rossendale Borough Council | £174,378 |
| Rother District Council | £231,337 |
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | £317,798 |
| Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | £45,650 |
| Rugby Borough Council | £215,185 |
| Runnymede Borough Council | £69,946 |
| Rushcliffe Borough Council | £229,861 |
| Rutland County Council | £128,033 |
| Sandwell MBC | £405,357 |
| Sefton MBC | £466,815 |
| Sevenoaks District Council | £238,858 |
| Shepway District Council | £30,608 |
| Shropshire | £561,710 |
| Slough Borough Council | £232,640 |
| Solihull MBC | £364,038 |
| Somerset Waste Partnership | £97,794 |
| South Derbyshire District Council | £201,239 |
| South Gloucestershire Council | £53,182 |
| South Hams District Council | £119,295 |
| South Holland District Council | £206,559 |
| South Kesteven District Council | £279,818 |
| South Norfolk Council | £279,530 |
| South Ribble Borough Council | £213,496 |
| South Staffordshire Council | £235,931 |
| Southampton City Council | £444,927 |
| Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | £74,749 |
| Southwark LB | £315,645 |
| Spelthorne Borough Council | £65,899 |
| St Albans City and District Council | £27,877 |
| St Helens MBC | £58,956 |
| Stafford Borough Council | £285,770 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | £224,219 |
| Stevenage Borough Council | £172,631 |
| Stockport MBC | £111,749 |
| Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | £335,476 |
| Stoke-on-Trent City Council | £392,973 |
| Surrey Heath Borough Council | £21,871 |
| Sutton LB | £89,738 |
| Swale Borough Council | £60,597 |
| Swindon Borough Council | £347,063 |
| Tameside MBC | £60,222 |
| Tamworth Borough Council | £155,866 |
| Tandridge District Council | £16,178 |
| Tendring District Council | £56,757 |
| Test Valley Borough Council | £273,136 |
| Thanet District Council | £36,724 |
| Three Rivers District Council | £39,282 |
| Thurrock Council | £275,571 |
| Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | £45,071 |
| Torbay Council | £40,360 |
| Tower Hamlets LB | £489,663 |
| Trafford MBC | £92,002 |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | £62,598 |
| Walsall MBC | £379,245 |
| Waltham Forest LB | £338,268 |
| Wandsworth LB | £510,720 |
| Warrington Borough Council | £373,483 |
| Warwick District Council | £81,801 |
| Watford Borough Council | £65,530 |
| Wealden District Council | £324,543 |
| Welwyn Hatfield Council | £214,057 |
| West Lancashire Borough Council | £272,357 |
| West Lindsey District Council | £218,286 |
| West Northamptonshire | £100,660 |
| West Oxfordshire District Council | £17,787 |
| West Suffolk Council | £341,950 |
| Westminster City Council | £345,922 |
| Wiltshire | £853,894 |
| Winchester City Council | £306,085 |
| Wirral MBC | £459,651 |
| Woking Borough Council | £15,463 |
| Wolverhampton MBC | £361,660 |
| Worcester City Council | £216,488 |
| Worthing Borough Council | £216,632 |
| Wychavon District Council | £278,431 |
| Wyre Borough Council | £226,097 |
| Wyre Forest District Council | £216,010 |