Policy paper
Food waste collection grant determination (2026): No 31/7989
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 (2026) [No31/7989].
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 are set out in Annex D.
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 2025 to 2026
| Local Authority | Revenue Funding 2025/26 |
|---|---|
| Adur District Council | £49,073.64 |
| Amber Valley Borough Council | £101,977.42 |
| Arun District Council | £132,737.36 |
| Ashfield District Council | £94,882.19 |
| Ashford Borough Council | £11,100.60 |
| Babergh District Council | £112,112.41 |
| Barking and Dagenham London Borough | £124,535.14 |
| Barnet London Borough | £227,404.27 |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | £133,700.05 |
| Bassetlaw District Council | £99,003.02 |
| Bath and North East Somerset Council | £4,212.48 |
| Bedford UA | £141,626.17 |
| Bexley London Borough | £24,814.25 |
| Birmingham City Council | £707,240.86 |
| Blaby District Council | £76,389.35 |
| Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | £107,468.28 |
| Blackpool Borough Council | £113,628.64 |
| Bolsover District Council | £72,056.42 |
| Boston Borough Council | £59,754.85 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | £139,503.02 |
| Bracknell Forest Borough Council | £15,944.84 |
| Braintree District Council | £28,371.05 |
| Breckland District Council | £121,135.48 |
| Brent London Borough | £18,077.39 |
| Brentwood Borough Council | £9,472.46 |
| Brighton and Hove Council | £210,017.37 |
| Bristol Council | £22,242.16 |
| Bromley London Borough | £10,460.00 |
| Bromsgrove District Council | £80,214.20 |
| Broxbourne Borough Council | £11,654.34 |
| Broxtowe Borough Council | £88,590.04 |
| Buckinghamshire Council | £51,465.16 |
| Burnley Borough Council | £64,477.94 |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | £10,602.62 |
| Cambridge City Council | £233,744.04 |
| Camden London Borough | £34,856.66 |
| Cannock Chase District Council | £78,702.89 |
| Canterbury City Council | £5,950.04 |
| Central Bedfordshire UA | £32,568.47 |
| Charnwood Borough Council | £134,078.26 |
| Chelmsford Borough Council | £18,928.81 |
| Cherwell District Council | £5,155.54 |
| Cheshire East UA | £293,762.21 |
| Cheshire West and Chester UA | £19,205.23 |
| Chesterfield Borough Council | £86,075.25 |
| Chichester District Council | £110,617.12 |
| Chorley Borough Council | £99,982.47 |
| City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | £392,535.96 |
| City of London | £7,188.86 |
| Colchester Borough Council | £18,673.31 |
| Cornwall County UA | £510,579.75 |
| Coventry City Council | £231,356.07 |
| Crawley Borough Council | £72,846.62 |
| Croydon London Borough | £9,554.31 |
| Dacorum Borough Council | £3,676.12 |
| Darlington Borough Council | £89,359.83 |
| Dartford Borough Council | £81,777.27 |
| Derby City Council | £171,916.94 |
| Dover District Council | £5,975.98 |
| Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | £250,091.77 |
| Durham County UA | £462,726.15 |
| Ealing London Borough | £35,304.19 |
| East Cambridgeshire District Council | £77,047.19 |
| East Hampshire District Council | £108,557.11 |
| East Hertfordshire District Council | £120,328.32 |
| East Lindsey District Council | £138,509.00 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | £295,697.65 |
| East Staffordshire Borough Council | £97,159.79 |
| East Suffolk District Council | £219,487.04 |
| Eastbourne Borough Council | £79,689.29 |
| Eastleigh Borough Council | £6,357.37 |
| Elmbridge Borough Council | £4,342.44 |
| Enfield London Borough | £74,780.34 |
| Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | £2,991.90 |
| Erewash Borough Council | £91,139.41 |
| Exeter City Council | £75,085.15 |
| Fareham Borough Council | £85,370.61 |
| Fenland District Council | £91,417.36 |
| Fylde Borough Council | £69,513.24 |
| Gedling Borough Council | £94,438.40 |
| Gloucester City Council | £8,081.27 |
| Gosport Borough Council | £60,572.36 |
| Gravesham Borough Council | £11,785.43 |
| Great Yarmouth Borough Council | £80,388.56 |
| Greenwich London Borough | £34,618.27 |
| Guildford Borough Council | £5,498.40 |
| Hackney London Borough | £16,643.28 |
| Halton Borough Council | £99,776.39 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough | £129,862.11 |
| Harborough District Council | £82,343.74 |
| Haringey London Borough | £40,345.83 |
| Harlow District Council | £15,132.44 |
| Harrow London Borough | £26,911.70 |
| Hart District Council | £71,774.35 |
| Hartlepool Borough Council | £72,415.18 |
| Hastings Borough Council | £72,158.10 |
| Havant Borough Council | £83,742.98 |
| Havering London Borough | £165,831.90 |
| Herefordshire Council | £162,304.76 |
| Hertsmere Borough Council | £79,579.84 |
| High Peak Borough Council | £82,521.46 |
| Hillingdon London Borough | £34,660.31 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | £96,382.30 |
| Horsham District Council | £121,066.10 |
| Hounslow London Borough | £22,961.83 |
| Hull City Council | £172,671.88 |
| Huntingdonshire District Council | £149,522.38 |
| Hyndburn Borough Council | £64,770.69 |
| Ipswich Borough Council | £70,925.29 |
| Islington London Borough | £82,923.52 |
| Kensington and Chelsea Royal Borough | £133,448.39 |
| Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | £2,217.95 |
| Kingston upon Thames Royal Borough | £11,238.25 |
| Kirklees Council | £318,509.18 |
| Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | £111,149.38 |
| Lambeth London Borough | £74,257.32 |
| Lancaster City Council | £107,878.87 |
| Leeds City Council Metropolitan Borough Council | £597,022.05 |
| Leicester City Council | £215,496.75 |
| Lewisham London Borough | £83,411.74 |
| Lichfield District Council | £89,666.78 |
| Lincoln City Council | £71,290.26 |
| Liverpool City Council | £326,305.63 |
| London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | £26,216.21 |
| Luton Borough Council | £128,063.48 |
| Maidstone Borough Council | £6,881.99 |
| Maldon District Council | £4,682.21 |
| Malvern Hills District Council | £72,313.54 |
| Mansfield District Council | £83,840.55 |
| Medway Borough Council | £40,482.01 |
| Melton Borough Council | £46,231.40 |
| Merton London Borough | £20,276.76 |
| Mid Suffolk District Council | £91,941.68 |
| Mid Sussex District Council | £111,036.11 |
| Middlesbrough Borough | £100,997.95 |
| Milton Keynes Council | £11,972.59 |
| Mole Valley District Council | £6,598.71 |
| New Forest District Council | £151,133.46 |
| Newark and Sherwood District Council | £97,322.99 |
| Newcastle City Council | £213,205.92 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council | £6,788.67 |
| Newham London Borough | £193,520.34 |
| North East Derbyshire District Council | £90,434.17 |
| North East Lincolnshire Council | £131,260.52 |
| North Kesteven District Council | £103,176.83 |
| North Lincolnshire Council | £139,363.47 |
| North Norfolk District Council | £99,485.70 |
| North Northamptonshire | £200,103.73 |
| North Somerset Council | £11,703.75 |
| North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | £159,172.10 |
| North Warwickshire Borough Council | £55,424.70 |
| North West Leicestershire District Council | £93,284.48 |
| Northumberland County UA | £266,314.24 |
| Norwich City Council | £6,995.15 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | £102,441.85 |
| Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | £39,563.47 |
| Oxford City Council | £5,811.25 |
| Pendle Borough Council | £69,993.60 |
| Peterborough City Council | £25,448.48 |
| Plymouth City Council | £175,145.43 |
| Preston city Council | £111,332.96 |
| Reading Borough Council | £7,149.20 |
| Redbridge London Borough | £165,582.13 |
| Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | £112,674.20 |
| Redditch Borough Council | £58,793.56 |
| Reigate and Banstead Borough Council | £19,811.89 |
| Ribble Valley Borough Council | £55,593.43 |
| Rochford District Council | £2,121.41 |
| Rossendale Borough Council | £61,692.66 |
| Rother District Council | £85,006.73 |
| Rugby Borough Council | £87,586.04 |
| Runnymede Borough Council | £15,744.24 |
| Rushcliffe Borough Council | £90,187.71 |
| Rutland County Council | £34,360.23 |
| Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | £194,321.85 |
| Sefton | £215,038.72 |
| Sevenoaks District Council | £97,538.10 |
| Shepway District Council | £5,935.70 |
| Shropshire County UA | £274,235.35 |
| Slough Borough Council | £87,892.65 |
| Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | £156,291.06 |
| Somerset County Council | £24,800.42 |
| South Derbyshire District Council | £76,624.92 |
| South Gloucestershire Council | £18,945.87 |
| South Hams District Council | £45,147.76 |
| South Holland District Council | £79,582.62 |
| South Kesteven District Council | £120,307.80 |
| South Norfolk Council | £119,759.66 |
| South Ribble Borough Council | £86,610.54 |
| South Staffordshire District Council | £91,432.86 |
| Southampton City Council | £182,784.79 |
| Southend on Sea City Council | £20,553.88 |
| Southwark London Borough | £102,312.11 |
| Spelthorne Borough Council | £16,936.17 |
| St Albans District Council | £5,303.40 |
| St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | £13,857.27 |
| Stafford Borough Council | £114,776.16 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | £85,382.93 |
| Stevenage Borough Council | £59,395.69 |
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | £41,530.03 |
| Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | £149,905.69 |
| Stoke-on-Trent City Council | £175,975.90 |
| Surrey Heath Borough Council | £4,631.51 |
| Sutton London Borough | £24,878.64 |
| Swale Borough Council | £16,921.21 |
| Swindon Borough Council | £148,145.30 |
| Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | £22,632.60 |
| Tamworth Borough Council | £55,451.71 |
| Tandridge District Council | £2,258.75 |
| Tendring District Council | £21,111.26 |
| Test Valley Borough Council | £107,370.78 |
| Thanet District Council | £8,568.85 |
| Three Rivers District Council | £11,503.60 |
| Thurrock Council | £102,546.24 |
| Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | £9,040.01 |
| Torbay Borough Council | £9,534.87 |
| Tower Hamlets London Borough | £158,700.89 |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | £26,278.49 |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | £22,185.13 |
| Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | £181,487.32 |
| Waltham Forest London Borough | £147,034.91 |
| Wandsworth London Borough | £217,522.07 |
| Warrington Borough Council | £163,146.21 |
| Warwick District Council | £22,414.27 |
| Watford Borough Council | £15,958.80 |
| Wealden District Council | £136,308.67 |
| Welwyn Hatfield District Council | £78,928.94 |
| West Lancashire Borough Council | £107,094.64 |
| West Lindsey District Council | £81,121.61 |
| West Northamptonshire | £25,454.96 |
| West Oxfordshire District Council | £2,627.39 |
| West Suffolk District Council | £151,229.33 |
| Westminster City Council | £126,149.03 |
| Wiltshire County UA | £418,152.42 |
| Winchester City Council | £117,908.37 |
| Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council | £233,258.48 |
| Woking Borough Council | £2,128.88 |
| Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council | £174,831.34 |
| Worcester City Council | £82,750.01 |
| Worthing Borough Council | £79,966.88 |
| Wychavon District Council | £115,501.43 |
| Wyre Borough Council | £93,888.25 |
| Wyre Forest | £81,865.53 |