Highways maintenance block: formula allocations 2026 to 2030
Updated 29 November 2025
Applies to England
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Allocations summary
The government has announced £7.3 billion of capital funding for local highway maintenance between 2026 to 2027 and 2029 to 2030 to maintain and improve local roads across the country. This funding increase will allow local authorities to invest in significantly improving the long-term condition of England’s road and local highways network more widely, delivering faster, safer and more reliable journeys.
Funding is set out for a 4-year period. This will give local highway authorities greater funding certainty, enabling them to better plan ahead and to move away from expensive, short-term repairs and to invest in proactive and preventative maintenance.
As was the case in 2025 to 2026, a portion of this funding will be designated as incentive funding and is subject to local highway authorities demonstrating that they comply with best practice in highway maintenance.
Highways maintenance and investment policy
DfT allocates capital funding to local highway authorities so they can maintain and improve their respective networks based upon their local knowledge and circumstances. Under section 41 of the Highways Act 1980, local highway authorities have a duty to maintain the highway network in their area. Local highway authorities are responsible for the maintenance of all parts of the highway network, including carriageways, footways, cycleways and lighting columns.
DfT strongly advocates a risk-based, whole lifecycle asset management approach to local authority highways maintenance programmes. This considers all parts of the highway network, such as bridges, cycleways and lighting columns – not just the fixing of potholes.
Further information and best practice are available in the well-managed highway infrastructure code of practice.
Incentive funding
As was the case in 2025 to 2026, a portion of this funding will be designated as incentive funding. This funding will be subject to local highway authorities demonstrating that they comply with best practice in highways maintenance, for example, by spending all the Department for Transport’s capital grant on highways maintenance and adopting more preventative maintenance.
In all 4 years, at least 25% of the annual incentive funding will be dependent on local highway authorities publishing transparency reports. All incentive funding will be withheld if reports are not published. The government introduced transparency reports in 2025 to 2026 and will set out further details on the requirements for transparency reports for future years in due course.
In 2026 to 2027, 50% of the incentive funding will be subject to local highways authorities’ performance. Further details on the performance-based measure will be confirmed in due course.
In the later years of the period, further performance-based metrics may be considered as part of the incentive funding. The government will set out more details on these in due course.
Mayoral strategic authorities (MSAs)
City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS)
Eight mayoral strategic authorities (MSAs) receive City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) for 5 years between 2022 to 2027.
CRSTS consolidates transport capital funding allocations, including baseline highway maintenance capital allocations. CRSTS places do not receive separate baseline funding, but will receive incentive funding in 2026 to 2027.
There are 6 MSAs that will receive integrated settlements in 2026 to 2027. These are:
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
- North East Combined Authority
- South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
- West Midlands Combined Authority
- West Yorkshire Combined Authority
CRSTS will be consolidated into those MSAs’ integrated settlements, and they will receive all highway maintenance funding in full via their integrated settlement in April 2026.
It is expected that all local highway authorities participate in the transparency reporting for the full 4-year period, regardless of incentive. Incomplete reporting will be considered as part of future funding decisions.
Transport for City Regions settlements
From 2027 to 2028, 9 eligible MSAs will receive increased funding from Transport for City Regions (TCR) settlements. All highways maintenance funding is consolidated into TCR settlements. As a result, MSAs will not be eligible for incentive funding from the highways maintenance block allocations published for 2027 to 2030.
Allocation notes
In strategic authority areas, funding will be paid to the strategic authority instead of the local highway authority.
Cornwall Unitary Authority (UA) is within the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s business rates retention pilot (as are the Greater Manchester and West of England combined authorities). It instead retains a proportion equal to what it would normally receive, so its funding for HMB is indicative only.
Total allocations for 2026 to 2030
Table 1: Highways maintenance block funding for 2026 to 2030
| Year | Baseline (£m) | Incentive (£m) | Total funding amount (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 to 2027 | 1,092 | 525 | 1,617,000,000 |
| 2027 to 2028 | 1,201 | 525 | 1,726,000,000 |
| 2028 to 2029 | 1,337 | 530 | 1,867,000,000 |
| 2029 to 2030 | 1,594 | 540 | 2,134,000,000 |
| Total (2026 to 2030) | 5,224 | 2,120 | 7,344,000,000 |
Allocations to mayoral strategic authorities (MSAs) in 2026 to 2027
Table 2: Allocations for authorities in MSAs for 2026 to 2027
| Mayoral strategic authority | Baseline | Incentive |
|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | TCR(*) | 20,831,000 |
| Greater Manchester | CRSTS | 15,572,000 |
| Liverpool City Region | CRSTS | 9,204,000 |
| North East | CRSTS | 22,653,000 |
| South Yorkshire | CRSTS | 7,064,000 |
| Tees Valley | CRSTS | 5,127,000 |
| West Midlands | CRSTS | 9,048,000 |
| West of England | CRSTS | 7,032,000 |
| West Yorkshire | CRSTS | 15,564,000 |
(*) East Midlands receive a TCR allocation from 2026 to 2027.
Allocations for 2026 to 2030 for all other strategic authorities and local highway authorities
Table 3: Total highway maintenance allocations for strategic authorities outside of CRSTS areas from 2026 to 2030
| Strategic authority | Funding pot | 2026 to 2027 | 2027 to 2028 | 2028 to 2029 | 2029 to 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CA | Baseline | 28,356,000 | 31,573,000 | 35,155,000 | 41,900,000 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CA | Incentive | 10,412,000 | 13,453,000 | 13,546,000 | 13,776,000 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CA | Total | 38,768,000 | 45,026,000 | 48,701,000 | 55,676,000 |
| Devon and Torbay CA | Baseline | 65,316,000 | 72,711,000 | 80,939,000 | 96,468,000 |
| Devon and Torbay CA | Incentive | 24,099,000 | 30,985,000 | 31,192,000 | 31,720,000 |
| Devon and Torbay CA | Total | 89,415,000 | 103,696,000 | 112,131,000 | 128,188,000 |
| Greater Lincolnshire CA | Baseline | 55,559,000 | 61,871,000 | 68,850,000 | 82,059,000 |
| Greater Lincolnshire CA | Incentive | 20,442,000 | 26,360,000 | 26,528,000 | 26,977,000 |
| Greater Lincolnshire CA | Total | 76,001,000 | 88,231,000 | 95,378,000 | 109,036,000 |
| Hull and East Yorkshire CA | Baseline | 20,116,000 | 22,431,000 | 24,933,000 | 29,716,000 |
| Hull and East Yorkshire CA | Incentive | 7,316,000 | 9,557,000 | 9,607,000 | 9,769,000 |
| Hull and East Yorkshire CA | Total | 27,432,000 | 31,988,000 | 34,540,000 | 39,485,000 |
| Lancashire CCA | Baseline | 40,406,000 | 45,090,000 | 50,112,000 | 59,727,000 |
| Lancashire CCA | Incentive | 14,546,000 | 19,210,000 | 19,308,000 | 19,635,000 |
| Lancashire CCA | Total | 54,952,000 | 64,300,000 | 69,420,000 | 79,362,000 |
| York and North Yorkshire CA | Baseline | 47,003,000 | 52,339,000 | 58,250,000 | 69,426,000 |
| York and North Yorkshire CA | Incentive | 17,299,000 | 22,300,000 | 22,445,000 | 22,825,000 |
| York and North Yorkshire CA | Total | 64,302,000 | 74,639,000 | 80,695,000 | 92,251,000 |
Note: Not all strategic authorities receive CRSTS or TCR funding. Those that do not receive CRSTS funding are therefore eligible for baseline highway maintenance funding. Payments will be made to the strategic authority. Strategic authorities should ensure that the appropriate level of funding is passed onto their constituent local highway authorities to ensure they have the funding necessary to fulfil their statutory duty.
For those strategic authorities that are being created for the 2026 to 2027 financial year, the local highway authority allocations are set out below. Where possible, these allocations will be paid at a strategic authority level.
Table 4: Total highway maintenance allocations for all other local highway authorities from 2026 to 2030
| Local highway authority | Funding pot | 2026 to 2027 | 2027 to 2028 | 2028 to 2029 | 2029 to 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | Baseline | 895,000 | 959,000 | 1,041,000 | 1,253,000 |
| Barking and Dagenham | Incentive | 554,000 | 598,000 | 625,000 | 658,000 |
| Barking and Dagenham | Total | 1,449,000 | 1,557,000 | 1,666,000 | 1,911,000 |
| Barnet | Baseline | 1,536,000 | 1,646,000 | 1,789,000 | 2,153,000 |
| Barnet | Incentive | 931,000 | 1,006,000 | 1,053,000 | 1,108,000 |
| Barnet | Total | 2,467,000 | 2,652,000 | 2,842,000 | 3,261,000 |
| Bedford | Baseline | 4,800,000 | 5,353,000 | 5,953,000 | 7,095,000 |
| Bedford | Incentive | 1,740,000 | 2,281,000 | 2,294,000 | 2,333,000 |
| Bedford | Total | 6,540,000 | 7,634,000 | 8,247,000 | 9,428,000 |
| Bexley | Baseline | 1,550,000 | 1,661,000 | 1,803,000 | 2,171,000 |
| Bexley | Incentive | 941,000 | 1,017,000 | 1,063,000 | 1,120,000 |
| Bexley | Total | 2,491,000 | 2,678,000 | 2,866,000 | 3,291,000 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | Baseline | 5,735,000 | 6,412,000 | 7,118,000 | 8,484,000 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | Incentive | 2,028,000 | 2,732,000 | 2,742,000 | 2,789,000 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | Total | 7,763,000 | 9,144,000 | 9,860,000 | 11,273,000 |
| Bracknell Forest | Baseline | 2,516,000 | 2,810,000 | 3,119,000 | 3,718,000 |
| Bracknell Forest | Incentive | 900,000 | 1,197,000 | 1,202,000 | 1,222,000 |
| Bracknell Forest | Total | 3,416,000 | 4,007,000 | 4,321,000 | 4,940,000 |
| Brent | Baseline | 1,039,000 | 1,113,000 | 1,209,000 | 1,455,000 |
| Brent | Incentive | 645,000 | 697,000 | 729,000 | 767,000 |
| Brent | Total | 1,684,000 | 1,810,000 | 1,938,000 | 2,222,000 |
| Brighton and Hove | Baseline | 4,037,000 | 4,508,000 | 5,008,000 | 5,968,000 |
| Brighton and Hove | Incentive | 1,438,000 | 1,921,000 | 1,930,000 | 1,962,000 |
| Brighton and Hove | Total | 5,475,000 | 6,429,000 | 6,938,000 | 7,930,000 |
| Bromley | Baseline | 2,197,000 | 2,354,000 | 2,556,000 | 3,077,000 |
| Bromley | Incentive | 1,376,000 | 1,486,000 | 1,554,000 | 1,637,000 |
| Bromley | Total | 3,573,000 | 3,840,000 | 4,110,000 | 4,714,000 |
| Buckinghamshire | Baseline | 15,741,000 | 17,546,000 | 19,527,000 | 23,274,000 |
| Buckinghamshire | Incentive | 5,721,000 | 7,475,000 | 7,523,000 | 7,651,000 |
| Buckinghamshire | Total | 21,462,000 | 25,021,000 | 27,050,000 | 30,925,000 |
| Camden | Baseline | 580,000 | 622,000 | 675,000 | 812,000 |
| Camden | Incentive | 365,000 | 394,000 | 412,000 | 434,000 |
| Camden | Total | 945,000 | 1,016,000 | 1,087,000 | 1,246,000 |
| Central Bedfordshire | Baseline | 7,362,000 | 8,209,000 | 9,126,000 | 10,877,000 |
| Central Bedfordshire | Incentive | 2,675,000 | 3,498,000 | 3,517,000 | 3,576,000 |
| Central Bedfordshire | Total | 10,037,000 | 11,707,000 | 12,643,000 | 14,453,000 |
| Cheshire East | Baseline | 16,003,000 | 17,844,000 | 19,850,000 | 23,659,000 |
| Cheshire East | Incentive | 5,787,000 | 7,602,000 | 7,648,000 | 7,777,000 |
| Cheshire East | Total | 21,790,000 | 25,446,000 | 27,498,000 | 31,436,000 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | Baseline | 11,808,000 | 13,171,000 | 14,643,000 | 17,452,000 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | Incentive | 4,271,000 | 5,611,000 | 5,641,000 | 5,737,000 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | Total | 16,079,000 | 18,782,000 | 20,284,000 | 23,189,000 |
| City of London | Baseline | 176,000 | 189,000 | 205,000 | 247,000 |
| City of London | Incentive | 101,000 | 109,000 | 114,000 | 120,000 |
| City of London | Total | 277,000 | 298,000 | 319,000 | 367,000 |
| Cornwall | Baseline | 33,379,000 | 37,139,000 | 41,344,000 | 49,276,000 |
| Cornwall | Incentive | 12,413,000 | 15,826,000 | 15,933,000 | 16,203,000 |
| Cornwall | Total | 45,792,000 | 52,965,000 | 57,277,000 | 65,479,000 |
| Croydon | Baseline | 1,651,000 | 1,769,000 | 1,922,000 | 2,313,000 |
| Croydon | Incentive | 1,056,000 | 1,140,000 | 1,193,000 | 1,256,000 |
| Croydon | Total | 2,707,000 | 2,909,000 | 3,115,000 | 3,569,000 |
| Cumberland | Baseline | 19,995,000 | 22,261,000 | 24,780,000 | 29,534,000 |
| Cumberland | Incentive | 7,353,000 | 9,486,000 | 9,549,000 | 9,711,000 |
| Cumberland | Total | 27,348,000 | 31,747,000 | 34,329,000 | 39,245,000 |
| Dorset | Baseline | 18,869,000 | 20,995,000 | 23,390,000 | 27,878,000 |
| Dorset | Incentive | 6,976,000 | 8,946,000 | 9,014,000 | 9,166,000 |
| Dorset | Total | 25,845,000 | 29,941,000 | 32,404,000 | 37,044,000 |
| Ealing | Baseline | 1,001,000 | 1,073,000 | 1,166,000 | 1,403,000 |
| Ealing | Incentive | 633,000 | 684,000 | 715,000 | 753,000 |
| Ealing | Total | 1,634,000 | 1,757,000 | 1,881,000 | 2,156,000 |
| East Sussex | Baseline | 15,935,000 | 17,761,000 | 19,760,000 | 23,552,000 |
| East Sussex | Incentive | 5,804,000 | 7,567,000 | 7,614,000 | 7,743,000 |
| East Sussex | Total | 21,739,000 | 25,328,000 | 27,374,000 | 31,295,000 |
| Enfield | Baseline | 1,981,000 | 2,122,000 | 2,306,000 | 2,776,000 |
| Enfield | Incentive | 1,184,000 | 1,279,000 | 1,338,000 | 1,409,000 |
| Enfield | Total | 3,165,000 | 3,401,000 | 3,644,000 | 4,185,000 |
| Essex | Baseline | 34,809,000 | 38,823,000 | 43,154,000 | 51,434,000 |
| Essex | Incentive | 12,642,000 | 16,542,000 | 16,629,000 | 16,910,000 |
| Essex | Total | 47,451,000 | 55,365,000 | 59,783,000 | 68,344,000 |
| Gloucestershire | Baseline | 26,731,000 | 29,779,000 | 33,132,000 | 39,488,000 |
| Gloucestershire | Incentive | 9,799,000 | 12,688,000 | 12,766,000 | 12,982,000 |
| Gloucestershire | Total | 36,530,000 | 42,467,000 | 45,898,000 | 52,470,000 |
| Greenwich | Baseline | 1,407,000 | 1,508,000 | 1,637,000 | 1,970,000 |
| Greenwich | Incentive | 879,000 | 949,000 | 993,000 | 1,045,000 |
| Greenwich | Total | 2,286,000 | 2,457,000 | 2,630,000 | 3,015,000 |
| Hackney | Baseline | 670,000 | 717,000 | 779,000 | 937,000 |
| Hackney | Incentive | 419,000 | 453,000 | 473,000 | 498,000 |
| Hackney | Total | 1,089,000 | 1,170,000 | 1,252,000 | 1,435,000 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Baseline | 469,000 | 502,000 | 545,000 | 656,000 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Incentive | 295,000 | 318,000 | 332,000 | 350,000 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Total | 764,000 | 820,000 | 877,000 | 1,006,000 |
| Hampshire | Baseline | 40,095,000 | 44,657,000 | 49,752,000 | 59,297,000 |
| Hampshire | Incentive | 14,653,000 | 19,028,000 | 19,171,000 | 19,496,000 |
| Hampshire | Total | 54,748,000 | 63,685,000 | 68,923,000 | 78,793,000 |
| Haringey | Baseline | 931,000 | 997,000 | 1,082,000 | 1,303,000 |
| Haringey | Incentive | 584,000 | 631,000 | 660,000 | 695,000 |
| Haringey | Total | 1,515,000 | 1,628,000 | 1,742,000 | 1,998,000 |
| Harrow | Baseline | 807,000 | 864,000 | 938,000 | 1,129,000 |
| Harrow | Incentive | 515,000 | 556,000 | 581,000 | 612,000 |
| Harrow | Total | 1,322,000 | 1,420,000 | 1,519,000 | 1,741,000 |
| Havering | Baseline | 1,860,000 | 1,993,000 | 2,165,000 | 2,606,000 |
| Havering | Incentive | 1,200,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,355,000 | 1,427,000 |
| Havering | Total | 3,060,000 | 3,289,000 | 3,520,000 | 4,033,000 |
| Herefordshire, County of | Baseline | 17,297,000 | 19,248,000 | 21,435,000 | 25,548,000 |
| Herefordshire, County of | Incentive | 6,400,000 | 8,201,000 | 8,260,000 | 8,400,000 |
| Herefordshire, County of | Total | 23,697,000 | 27,449,000 | 29,695,000 | 33,948,000 |
| Hertfordshire | Baseline | 27,197,000 | 30,351,000 | 33,731,000 | 40,203,000 |
| Hertfordshire | Incentive | 9,778,000 | 12,930,000 | 12,996,000 | 13,216,000 |
| Hertfordshire | Total | 36,975,000 | 43,281,000 | 46,727,000 | 53,419,000 |
| Hillingdon | Baseline | 1,980,000 | 2,121,000 | 2,304,000 | 2,773,000 |
| Hillingdon | Incentive | 1,227,000 | 1,325,000 | 1,386,000 | 1,459,000 |
| Hillingdon | Total | 3,207,000 | 3,446,000 | 3,690,000 | 4,232,000 |
| Hounslow | Baseline | PFI | PFI | PFI | PFI |
| Hounslow | Incentive | 874,000 | 944,000 | 987,000 | 1,039,000 |
| Hounslow | Total | 874,000 | 944,000 | 987,000 | 1,039,000 |
| Isle of Wight UA | Baseline | PFI | PFI | PFI | PFI |
| Isle of Wight UA | Incentive | 1,678,000 | 2,191,000 | 2,204,000 | 2,241,000 |
| Isle of Wight UA | Total | 1,678,000 | 2,191,000 | 2,204,000 | 2,241,000 |
| Isles of Scilly UA | Baseline | Separate funding agreement | Separate funding agreement | Separate funding agreement | Separate funding agreement |
| Isles of Scilly UA | Incentive | 57,000 | 77,000 | 78,000 | 79,000 |
| Isles of Scilly UA | Total | 57,000 | 77,000 | 78,000 | 79,000 |
| Islington | Baseline | 531,000 | 568,000 | 642,000 | 773,000 |
| Islington | Incentive | 332,000 | 358,000 | 391,000 | 411,000 |
| Islington | Total | 863,000 | 926,000 | 1,033,000 | 1,184,000 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Baseline | 478,000 | 513,000 | 556,000 | 670,000 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Incentive | 300,000 | 324,000 | 338,000 | 356,000 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Total | 778,000 | 837,000 | 894,000 | 1,026,000 |
| Kent | Baseline | 41,300,000 | 46,066,000 | 51,234,000 | 61,064,000 |
| Kent | Incentive | 14,932,000 | 19,626,000 | 19,740,000 | 20,074,000 |
| Kent | Total | 56,232,000 | 65,692,000 | 70,974,000 | 81,138,000 |
| Kingston upon Thames | Baseline | 819,000 | 878,000 | 953,000 | 1,148,000 |
| Kingston upon Thames | Incentive | 509,000 | 549,000 | 574,000 | 605,000 |
| Kingston upon Thames | Total | 1,328,000 | 1,427,000 | 1,527,000 | 1,753,000 |
| Lambeth | Baseline | 923,000 | 989,000 | 1,075,000 | 1,294,000 |
| Lambeth | Incentive | 584,000 | 630,000 | 659,000 | 694,000 |
| Lambeth | Total | 1,507,000 | 1,619,000 | 1,734,000 | 1,988,000 |
| Leicester | Baseline | 4,129,000 | 4,621,000 | 5,123,000 | 6,106,000 |
| Leicester | Incentive | 1,445,000 | 1,969,000 | 1,974,000 | 2,007,000 |
| Leicester | Total | 5,574,000 | 6,590,000 | 7,097,000 | 8,113,000 |
| Leicestershire | Baseline | 21,813,000 | 24,310,000 | 27,034,000 | 32,221,000 |
| Leicestershire | Incentive | 7,972,000 | 10,358,000 | 10,417,000 | 10,594,000 |
| Leicestershire | Total | 29,785,000 | 34,668,000 | 37,451,000 | 42,815,000 |
| Lewisham | Baseline | 1,004,000 | 1,076,000 | 1,169,000 | 1,407,000 |
| Lewisham | Incentive | 633,000 | 684,000 | 716,000 | 754,000 |
| Lewisham | Total | 1,637,000 | 1,760,000 | 1,885,000 | 2,161,000 |
| Luton | Baseline | 2,198,000 | 2,461,000 | 2,728,000 | 3,251,000 |
| Luton | Incentive | 766,000 | 1,048,000 | 1,051,000 | 1,069,000 |
| Luton | Total | 2,964,000 | 3,509,000 | 3,779,000 | 4,320,000 |
| Medway | Baseline | 3,858,000 | 4,315,000 | 4,788,000 | 5,707,000 |
| Medway | Incentive | 1,360,000 | 1,838,000 | 1,845,000 | 1,876,000 |
| Medway | Total | 5,218,000 | 6,153,000 | 6,633,000 | 7,583,000 |
| Merton | Baseline | 949,000 | 1,017,000 | 1,104,000 | 1,329,000 |
| Merton | Incentive | 595,000 | 643,000 | 672,000 | 708,000 |
| Merton | Total | 1,544,000 | 1,660,000 | 1,776,000 | 2,037,000 |
| Milton Keynes | Baseline | 8,175,000 | 9,129,000 | 10,131,000 | 12,075,000 |
| Milton Keynes | Incentive | 2,928,000 | 3,890,000 | 3,904,000 | 3,971,000 |
| Milton Keynes | Total | 11,103,000 | 13,019,000 | 14,035,000 | 16,046,000 |
| Newham | Baseline | 932,000 | 999,000 | 1,084,000 | 1,305,000 |
| Newham | Incentive | 569,000 | 614,000 | 642,000 | 676,000 |
| Newham | Total | 1,501,000 | 1,613,000 | 1,726,000 | 1,981,000 |
| Norfolk | Baseline | 42,297,000 | 47,056,000 | 52,424,000 | 62,483,000 |
| Norfolk | Incentive | 15,702,000 | 20,051,000 | 20,202,000 | 20,544,000 |
| Norfolk | Total | 57,999,000 | 67,107,000 | 72,626,000 | 83,027,000 |
| North Northamptonshire | Baseline | 9,396,000 | 10,466,000 | 11,661,000 | 13,898,000 |
| North Northamptonshire | Incentive | 3,424,000 | 4,458,000 | 4,492,000 | 4,568,000 |
| North Northamptonshire | Total | 12,820,000 | 14,924,000 | 16,153,000 | 18,466,000 |
| North Somerset | Baseline | 5,427,000 | 6,051,000 | 6,727,000 | 8,017,000 |
| North Somerset | Incentive | 1,974,000 | 2,578,000 | 2,592,000 | 2,636,000 |
| North Somerset | Total | 7,401,000 | 8,629,000 | 9,319,000 | 10,653,000 |
| Oxfordshire | Baseline | 25,307,000 | 28,180,000 | 31,351,000 | 37,366,000 |
| Oxfordshire | Incentive | 9,328,000 | 12,005,000 | 12,079,000 | 12,284,000 |
| Oxfordshire | Total | 34,635,000 | 40,185,000 | 43,430,000 | 49,650,000 |
| Plymouth | Baseline | 3,459,000 | 3,867,000 | 4,286,000 | 5,108,000 |
| Plymouth | Incentive | 1,235,000 | 1,648,000 | 1,651,000 | 1,679,000 |
| Plymouth | Total | 4,694,000 | 5,515,000 | 5,937,000 | 6,787,000 |
| Portsmouth | Baseline | 2,105,000 | 2,356,000 | 2,614,000 | 3,115,000 |
| Portsmouth | Incentive | 735,000 | 1,004,000 | 1,007,000 | 1,024,000 |
| Portsmouth | Total | 2,840,000 | 3,360,000 | 3,621,000 | 4,139,000 |
| Reading | Baseline | 2,119,000 | 2,368,000 | 2,628,000 | 3,132,000 |
| Reading | Incentive | 754,000 | 1,009,000 | 1,013,000 | 1,030,000 |
| Reading | Total | 2,873,000 | 3,377,000 | 3,641,000 | 4,162,000 |
| Redbridge | Baseline | 1,114,000 | 1,194,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,560,000 |
| Redbridge | Incentive | 697,000 | 753,000 | 787,000 | 829,000 |
| Redbridge | Total | 1,811,000 | 1,947,000 | 2,083,000 | 2,389,000 |
| Richmond upon Thames | Baseline | 1,194,000 | 1,280,000 | 1,390,000 | 1,673,000 |
| Richmond upon Thames | Incentive | 733,000 | 792,000 | 828,000 | 872,000 |
| Richmond upon Thames | Total | 1,927,000 | 2,072,000 | 2,218,000 | 2,545,000 |
| Rutland | Baseline | 2,850,000 | 3,173,000 | 3,533,000 | 4,211,000 |
| Rutland | Incentive | 1,049,000 | 1,352,000 | 1,361,000 | 1,384,000 |
| Rutland | Total | 3,899,000 | 4,525,000 | 4,894,000 | 5,595,000 |
| Shropshire | Baseline | 25,345,000 | 28,191,000 | 31,394,000 | 37,417,000 |
| Shropshire | Incentive | 9,434,000 | 12,013,000 | 12,098,000 | 12,303,000 |
| Shropshire | Total | 34,779,000 | 40,204,000 | 43,492,000 | 49,720,000 |
| Slough | Baseline | 1,457,000 | 1,633,000 | 1,809,000 | 2,157,000 |
| Slough | Incentive | 506,000 | 695,000 | 697,000 | 709,000 |
| Slough | Total | 1,963,000 | 2,328,000 | 2,506,000 | 2,866,000 |
| Somerset | Baseline | 33,956,000 | 37,802,000 | 42,077,000 | 50,150,000 |
| Somerset | Incentive | 12,524,000 | 16,107,000 | 16,214,000 | 16,489,000 |
| Somerset | Total | 46,480,000 | 53,909,000 | 58,291,000 | 66,639,000 |
| Southampton | Baseline | 2,480,000 | 2,769,000 | 3,085,000 | 3,676,000 |
| Southampton | Incentive | 879,000 | 1,179,000 | 1,188,000 | 1,208,000 |
| Southampton | Total | 3,359,000 | 3,948,000 | 4,273,000 | 4,884,000 |
| Southend-on-Sea | Baseline | 2,170,000 | 2,427,000 | 2,693,000 | 3,210,000 |
| Southend-on-Sea | Incentive | 763,000 | 1,034,000 | 1,038,000 | 1,055,000 |
| Southend-on-Sea | Total | 2,933,000 | 3,461,000 | 3,731,000 | 4,265,000 |
| Southwark | Baseline | 1,139,000 | 1,221,000 | 1,325,000 | 1,595,000 |
| Southwark | Incentive | 714,000 | 771,000 | 806,000 | 849,000 |
| Southwark | Total | 1,853,000 | 1,992,000 | 2,131,000 | 2,444,000 |
| Staffordshire | Baseline | 29,892,000 | 33,298,000 | 38,258,000 | 45,598,000 |
| Staffordshire | Incentive | 10,890,000 | 14,187,000 | 14,740,000 | 14,990,000 |
| Staffordshire | Total | 40,782,000 | 47,485,000 | 52,998,000 | 60,588,000 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Baseline | 3,605,000 | 4,026,000 | 4,908,000 | 5,849,000 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Incentive | 1,272,000 | 1,715,000 | 1,890,000 | 1,923,000 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Total | 4,877,000 | 5,741,000 | 6,798,000 | 7,772,000 |
| Suffolk | Baseline | 33,069,000 | 36,821,000 | 40,978,000 | 48,840,000 |
| Suffolk | Incentive | 12,178,000 | 15,690,000 | 15,791,000 | 16,058,000 |
| Suffolk | Total | 45,247,000 | 52,511,000 | 56,769,000 | 64,898,000 |
| Surrey | Baseline | 24,718,000 | 27,561,000 | 30,706,000 | 36,597,000 |
| Surrey | Incentive | 8,897,000 | 11,741,000 | 11,830,000 | 12,030,000 |
| Surrey | Total | 33,615,000 | 39,302,000 | 42,536,000 | 48,627,000 |
| Sutton | Baseline | 1,072,000 | 1,148,000 | 1,247,000 | 1,501,000 |
| Sutton | Incentive | 682,000 | 736,000 | 770,000 | 811,000 |
| Sutton | Total | 1,754,000 | 1,884,000 | 2,017,000 | 2,312,000 |
| Swindon | Baseline | 4,400,000 | 4,915,000 | 5,455,000 | 6,501,000 |
| Swindon | Incentive | 1,572,000 | 2,094,000 | 2,102,000 | 2,138,000 |
| Swindon | Total | 5,972,000 | 7,009,000 | 7,557,000 | 8,639,000 |
| Telford and Wrekin | Baseline | 5,449,000 | 6,079,000 | 6,754,000 | 8,050,000 |
| Telford and Wrekin | Incentive | 1,970,000 | 2,590,000 | 2,603,000 | 2,647,000 |
| Telford and Wrekin | Total | 7,419,000 | 8,669,000 | 9,357,000 | 10,697,000 |
| Thurrock | Baseline | 2,927,000 | 3,272,000 | 3,633,000 | 4,330,000 |
| Thurrock | Incentive | 1,038,000 | 1,394,000 | 1,399,000 | 1,423,000 |
| Thurrock | Total | 3,965,000 | 4,666,000 | 5,032,000 | 5,753,000 |
| Tower Hamlets | Baseline | 1,096,000 | 1,174,000 | 1,275,000 | 1,535,000 |
| Tower Hamlets | Incentive | 700,000 | 756,000 | 791,000 | 833,000 |
| Tower Hamlets | Total | 1,796,000 | 1,930,000 | 2,066,000 | 2,368,000 |
| Transport for London | Baseline | TfL receives separate funding for its transport network | TfL receives separate funding for its transport network | TfL receives separate funding for its transport network | TfL receives separate funding for its transport network |
| Transport for London | Incentive | 2,316,000 | 2,501,000 | 2,616,000 | 2,755,000 |
| Transport for London | Total | 2,316,000 | 2,501,000 | 2,616,000 | 2,755,000 |
| Waltham Forest | Baseline | 1,242,000 | 1,331,000 | 1,445,000 | 1,739,000 |
| Waltham Forest | Incentive | 754,000 | 814,000 | 851,000 | 896,000 |
| Waltham Forest | Total | 1,996,000 | 2,145,000 | 2,296,000 | 2,635,000 |
| Wandsworth | Baseline | 827,000 | 886,000 | 962,000 | 1,158,000 |
| Wandsworth | Incentive | 513,000 | 554,000 | 579,000 | 609,000 |
| Wandsworth | Total | 1,340,000 | 1,440,000 | 1,541,000 | 1,767,000 |
| Warrington | Baseline | 5,506,000 | 6,152,000 | 6,833,000 | 8,144,000 |
| Warrington | Incentive | 1,951,000 | 2,621,000 | 2,633,000 | 2,677,000 |
| Warrington | Total | 7,457,000 | 8,773,000 | 9,466,000 | 10,821,000 |
| Warwickshire | Baseline | 19,316,000 | 21,530,000 | 23,949,000 | 28,544,000 |
| Warwickshire | Incentive | 7,042,000 | 9,173,000 | 9,228,000 | 9,384,000 |
| Warwickshire | Total | 26,358,000 | 30,703,000 | 33,177,000 | 37,928,000 |
| West Berkshire | Baseline | 6,731,000 | 7,497,000 | 8,343,000 | 9,943,000 |
| West Berkshire | Incentive | 2,471,000 | 3,195,000 | 3,215,000 | 3,269,000 |
| West Berkshire | Total | 9,202,000 | 10,692,000 | 11,558,000 | 13,212,000 |
| West Northamptonshire | Baseline | 11,085,000 | 12,348,000 | 13,756,000 | 16,396,000 |
| West Northamptonshire | Incentive | 4,046,000 | 5,260,000 | 5,300,000 | 5,390,000 |
| West Northamptonshire | Total | 15,131,000 | 17,608,000 | 19,056,000 | 21,786,000 |
| West Sussex | Baseline | 20,720,000 | 23,074,000 | 25,706,000 | 30,638,000 |
| West Sussex | Incentive | 7,583,000 | 9,830,000 | 9,904,000 | 10,072,000 |
| West Sussex | Total | 28,303,000 | 32,904,000 | 35,610,000 | 40,710,000 |
| Westminster | Baseline | 949,000 | 1,017,000 | 1,104,000 | 1,329,000 |
| Westminster | Incentive | 592,000 | 640,000 | 669,000 | 704,000 |
| Westminster | Total | 1,541,000 | 1,657,000 | 1,773,000 | 2,033,000 |
| Westmorland and Furness | Baseline | 23,472,000 | 26,133,000 | 29,090,000 | 34,671,000 |
| Westmorland and Furness | Incentive | 8,632,000 | 11,136,000 | 11,210,000 | 11,400,000 |
| Westmorland and Furness | Total | 32,104,000 | 37,269,000 | 40,300,000 | 46,071,000 |
| Wiltshire | Baseline | 24,369,000 | 27,125,000 | 30,190,000 | 35,983,000 |
| Wiltshire | Incentive | 9,006,000 | 11,557,000 | 11,633,000 | 11,830,000 |
| Wiltshire | Total | 33,375,000 | 38,682,000 | 41,823,000 | 47,813,000 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | Baseline | 3,297,000 | 3,680,000 | 4,089,000 | 4,873,000 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | Incentive | 1,188,000 | 1,568,000 | 1,575,000 | 1,602,000 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | Total | 4,485,000 | 5,248,000 | 5,664,000 | 6,475,000 |
| Wokingham | Baseline | 4,371,000 | 4,880,000 | 5,424,000 | 6,465,000 |
| Wokingham | Incentive | 1,562,000 | 2,079,000 | 2,090,000 | 2,125,000 |
| Wokingham | Total | 5,933,000 | 6,959,000 | 7,514,000 | 8,590,000 |
| Worcestershire | Baseline | 22,424,000 | 24,989,000 | 27,798,000 | 33,131,000 |
| Worcestershire | Incentive | 8,188,000 | 10,646,000 | 10,710,000 | 10,891,000 |
| Worcestershire | Total | 30,612,000 | 35,635,000 | 38,508,000 | 44,022,000 |
How allocations are calculated
DfT has allocated funding using the existing highways maintenance formula that resulted from the consultation on highways maintenance funding.
A proportion of total funding has been allocated to 5 elements, using the following weightings:
- A roads: 27.47%
- B and C roads: 27.47%
- U roads: 27.47%
- bridges: 15.39%
- lighting columns: 2.20%
Every local highway authority receives 5 allocations, one for each element. These 5 allocations are then added together to get the total allocation for each authority and rounded to the nearest £1,000. This process is followed twice, to calculate both baseline and incentive allocations for all local highway authorities that are eligible.
To calculate the allocations for an authority for roads, bridges and lighting elements, the following steps are taken.
- calculate the local highway authority’s share for each element:
Local authority share for element equals (=) local authority total for element divided by overall total for element.
- calculate the total allocation (£) for each element:
For each element (A roads, B and C roads, U roads, bridges and lighting columns):
Total allocation for element (£) equals (=) total funding pot (£) multiplied by weighting for element.
- calculate the local highway authority’s allocation:
Local authority allocation (£) equals (=) local authority share for element multiplied by total allocation for element (£).
Allocations to local highway authorities in London are calculated using the same steps. London Boroughs and the City of London are eligible for baseline funding for the first time in 2026 to 2027 and so these local highways authorities (LHAs) see a substantial uplift compared to 2025 to 2026 funding levels.
Total funding for London has been adjusted to ensure that as many LHAs as possible, including those in London, receive an uplift that is in line with the overall increase in highways maintenance block funding in each year from 2025 to 2030.
Data sources
Roads
The road lengths are sourced from DfT’s road lengths dataset for 2022 in kilometres and calculated as follows.
A road totals are weighted by number of lanes and so have been calculated by:
- Multiplying ‘principal motorway’ by 3.
- Adding ‘dual principal urban A’ and ‘dual principal rural A’ together, then multiplying by 2.
- Adding ‘principal rural A’ and ‘principal urban A’ together.
- Adding together the results of steps 1 to 3 above.
B and C road totals are calculated as ‘rural B’ plus ‘urban B’ plus (+) ‘rural C’ plus (+) ‘urban C’.
U road totals were calculated as ‘rural U’ plus (+) ‘urban U’.
Bridges
These figures were sourced from local authorities in a data collection exercise and relate to the number of publicly maintainable highway bridges that highway authorities owned as of 1 April 2023.
This figure includes all structures over 1.5 metres in span, whether carrying carriageway or footway, but not including public rights of way or structures belonging to other owners, such as Network Rail.
Lights
These figures were sourced from local authorities in a data collection exercise and relate to the total number of street lighting columns owned by authorities as of 1 April 2023.
Private finance initiatives
A private finance initiative (PFI) is a long-term contract between a private party and a government entity where the private sector designs, builds, finances and operates a public asset and related services.
Two local authorities do not receive allocations from either the baseline or the incentive funding pots due to their PFIs. These are Sheffield and Birmingham. Three local authorities do not receive allocations from the baseline funding pot due to PFIs or separate funding arrangements. These are Hounslow, Isle of Wight and Isles of Scilly. These local highway authorities have been allocated incentive funding.
In 2026 to 2027, 34 local authorities do not receive the lighting element of highways maintenance funding because they have a street lighting PFI in place. Some street lighting PFIs expire within this 4-year funding period. The lighting element is included in the allocations of affected authorities from the beginning of the financial year that their PFI expires.