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LABG capital allocations: 2026 to 2030
Published 5 December 2025
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Funding allocation summary
The 2025 Spending Review confirmed more than £1 billion per year in funding for buses in England outside of London. This includes multi-year allocations for local authorities under the Local Authority Bus Grant (LABG), ending the short-term approach to bus funding and giving councils the certainty they need to plan ahead:
- £199 million in 2026 to 2027, £203 million in 2027 to 2028, £207 million in 2028 to 2029 and £211 million in 2029 to 2030 of capital funding allocated to local transport authorities via LABG up until 2029 to 2030
- £481 million of revenue funding per year allocated to local transport authorities via LABG up to 2028 to 2029
- more than £240 million of revenue funding per year to bus operators
- over £150 million of revenue funding per year to maintain the £3 bus fare cap until March 2027
Local transport authorities will have the flexibility to use LABG funding to meet local needs, whether by reducing fares, introducing new routes, investing in zero-emission buses or improving bus stops and stations.
This funding is in addition to the capital element provided through either the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS), Transport for City Regions (TCR) funding or the Local Transport Grant (LTG).
Funding formula
The individual capital allocations were determined using a revised 2025 to 2026 formula that considered the needs of each local transport authority, taking into account population size, levels of deprivation and accessibility (measured by concessionary travel).
LABG capital allocations
| Local transport authority | Previous 2025 to 2026 allocation | 2026 to 2027 allocation | 2027 to 2028 allocation | 2028 to 2029 allocation | 2029 to 2030 allocation | Total (2026 to 2030) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Borough Council | £1,418,902 | £1,334,306 | £1,361,127 | £1,387,947 | £1,414,767 | £5,498,147 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | £3,257,354 | £3,018,821 | £3,079,501 | £3,140,180 | £3,200,860 | £12,439,362 |
| Bracknell Forest Council | £461,983 | £408,566 | £416,778 | £424,990 | £433,203 | £1,683,537 |
| Brighton and Hove City Council | £3,225,177 | £3,259,219 | £3,324,731 | £3,390,243 | £3,455,755 | £13,429,948 |
| Buckinghamshire County Council | £4,210,155 | £1,927,880 | £1,966,632 | £2,005,383 | £2,044,134 | £7,944,029 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | £6,597,720 | £5,488,718 | £5,599,044 | £5,709,370 | £5,819,696 | £22,616,828 |
| Central Bedfordshire Council | £1,377,921 | £1,107,580 | £1,129,842 | £1,152,105 | £1,174,368 | £4,563,895 |
| Cheshire East Council | £2,122,646 | £2,027,709 | £2,068,467 | £2,109,225 | £2,149,983 | £8,355,384 |
| Cheshire West and Chester Council | £2,796,902 | £2,508,200 | £2,558,616 | £2,609,032 | £2,659,448 | £10,335,296 |
| Cornwall Council | £4,239,819 | £3,224,325 | £3,289,135 | £3,353,946 | £3,418,756 | £13,286,162 |
| Cumberland Council | £3,315,344 | £2,480,953 | £2,530,822 | £2,580,690 | £2,630,558 | £10,223,023 |
| Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority | £6,627,706 | £5,613,182 | £5,726,010 | £5,838,837 | £5,951,665 | £23,129,694 |
| Dorset Council | £2,006,762 | £1,711,407 | £1,745,808 | £1,780,208 | £1,814,608 | £7,052,031 |
| East Midlands Combined Authority | £21,057,282 | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR |
| East Sussex County Council | £4,555,417 | £4,199,698 | £4,284,114 | £4,368,530 | £4,452,946 | £17,305,288 |
| Essex County Council | £9,179,682 | £8,799,697 | £8,976,575 | £9,153,454 | £9,330,332 | £36,260,058 |
| Gloucestershire County Council | £4,175,563 | £3,398,983 | £3,467,304 | £3,535,625 | £3,603,947 | £14,005,859 |
| Greater Lincolnshire Combined Authority | £9,151,311 | £8,635,125 | £8,808,695 | £8,982,266 | £9,155,836 | £35,581,922 |
| Greater Manchester Combined Authority | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR |
| Hampshire County Council | £7,548,334 | £6,606,896 | £6,739,698 | £6,872,500 | £7,005,301 | £27,224,395 |
| Herefordshire Council | £1,108,112 | £899,669 | £917,753 | £935,837 | £953,920 | £3,707,179 |
| Hertfordshire County Council | £5,353,583 | £4,750,667 | £4,846,158 | £4,941,648 | £5,037,139 | £19,575,612 |
| Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority | £6,604,787 | £6,407,447 | £6,536,240 | £6,665,033 | £6,793,826 | £26,402,546 |
| Isle of Wight Council | £1,306,759 | £1,493,427 | £1,523,446 | £1,553,464 | £1,583,483 | £6,153,820 |
| Kent County Council | £11,926,302 | £11,691,366 | £11,926,369 | £12,161,371 | £12,396,373 | £48,175,479 |
| Lancashire Combined Authority | £17,470,799 | £16,811,386 | £17,149,303 | £17,487,220 | £17,825,138 | £69,273,047 |
| Leicester City Council | £5,166,372 | £6,218,691 | £6,343,689 | £6,468,688 | £6,593,687 | £25,624,755 |
| Leicestershire County Council | £3,145,798 | £2,697,513 | £2,751,735 | £2,805,956 | £2,860,177 | £11,115,381 |
| Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR |
| Luton Borough Council | £2,632,234 | £2,679,506 | £2,733,365 | £2,787,225 | £2,841,084 | £11,041,180 |
| Medway Council | £2,611,463 | £2,455,748 | £2,505,109 | £2,554,471 | £2,603,833 | £10,119,161 |
| Milton Keynes Council | £2,149,690 | £1,729,015 | £1,763,769 | £1,798,523 | £1,833,278 | £7,124,585 |
| Norfolk County Council | £7,406,122 | £6,206,034 | £6,330,778 | £6,455,523 | £6,580,267 | £25,572,602 |
| North East Combined Authority | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR |
| North Northamptonshire Council | £2,588,702 | £2,115,441 | £2,157,963 | £2,200,484 | £2,243,006 | £8,716,894 |
| North Somerset Council | £1,687,455 | £1,306,017 | £1,332,268 | £1,358,520 | £1,384,771 | £5,381,576 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | £5,441,810 | £3,247,045 | £3,312,312 | £3,377,579 | £3,442,846 | £13,379,782 |
| Plymouth City Council | £3,196,800 | £2,891,848 | £2,949,976 | £3,008,103 | £3,066,231 | £11,916,158 |
| Portsmouth City Council | £2,218,898 | £2,312,477 | £2,358,959 | £2,405,441 | £2,451,923 | £9,528,800 |
| Reading Borough Council | £1,343,619 | £1,498,621 | £1,528,744 | £1,558,867 | £1,588,990 | £6,175,222 |
| Rutland County Council | £132,263 | £103,202 | £105,276 | £107,351 | £109,425 | £425,254 |
| Shropshire Council | £1,398,474 | £1,424,804 | £1,453,444 | £1,482,083 | £1,510,722 | £5,871,053 |
| Slough Borough Council | £917,715 | £921,922 | £940,453 | £958,984 | £977,515 | £3,798,874 |
| Somerset County Council | £3,343,401 | £2,813,236 | £2,869,783 | £2,926,330 | £2,982,878 | £11,592,227 |
| South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR |
| Southampton City Council | £3,539,555 | £2,590,737 | £2,642,812 | £2,694,887 | £2,746,962 | £10,675,398 |
| Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | £1,762,541 | £1,823,173 | £1,859,820 | £1,896,466 | £1,933,113 | £7,512,572 |
| Staffordshire County Council | £5,261,064 | £4,624,639 | £4,717,597 | £4,810,554 | £4,903,512 | £19,056,302 |
| Stoke-on-Trent City Council | £3,870,685 | £3,955,829 | £4,035,343 | £4,114,857 | £4,194,371 | £16,300,400 |
| Suffolk County Council | £5,229,805 | £4,417,855 | £4,506,656 | £4,595,457 | £4,684,258 | £18,204,226 |
| Surrey County Council | £4,958,394 | £4,349,288 | £4,436,711 | £4,524,133 | £4,611,556 | £17,921,688 |
| Swindon Borough Council | £2,035,808 | £1,706,532 | £1,740,834 | £1,775,136 | £1,809,438 | £7,031,940 |
| Tees Valley Combined Authority | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR |
| Telford and Wrekin Council | £1,788,577 | £1,646,485 | £1,679,580 | £1,712,675 | £1,745,770 | £6,784,510 |
| Thurrock Council | £1,199,800 | £1,195,742 | £1,219,777 | £1,243,812 | £1,267,847 | £4,927,178 |
| Warrington Borough Council | £1,734,279 | £1,536,805 | £1,567,696 | £1,598,587 | £1,629,477 | £6,332,565 |
| Warwickshire County Council | £3,662,611 | £2,924,647 | £2,983,434 | £3,042,221 | £3,101,008 | £12,051,310 |
| West Berkshire Council | £672,548 | £546,512 | £557,497 | £568,482 | £579,468 | £2,251,959 |
| West Midlands Combined Authority | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR |
| West Northamptonshire Council | £2,658,641 | £2,596,296 | £2,648,483 | £2,700,670 | £2,752,857 | £10,698,306 |
| West of England Combined Authority | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR |
| West Sussex County Council | £4,716,503 | £4,084,843 | £4,166,951 | £4,249,058 | £4,331,165 | £16,832,017 |
| West Yorkshire Combined Authority | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR | CRSTS / TCR |
| Westmorland and Furness Council | £2,671,203 | £1,345,900 | £1,372,954 | £1,400,007 | £1,427,060 | £5,545,921 |
| Wiltshire Council | £2,631,997 | £2,104,323 | £2,146,621 | £2,188,919 | £2,231,217 | £8,671,080 |
| Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | £551,913 | £499,340 | £509,377 | £519,414 | £529,451 | £2,057,582 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | £635,909 | £569,706 | £581,158 | £592,609 | £604,061 | £2,347,534 |
| Worcestershire County Council | £3,953,674 | £3,493,131 | £3,563,345 | £3,633,559 | £3,703,772 | £14,393,807 |
| York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority | £4,987,355 | £4,561,871 | £4,653,567 | £4,745,263 | £4,836,959 | £18,797,660 |
| Totals | £245,000,000 | £199,000,001 | £203,000,004 | £206,999,998 | £211,000,000 | £820,000,000 |