Local stop smoking services and support: funding allocations and methodology
Published 8 November 2023
Applies to England
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Introduction
This document outlines the confirmed additional funding allocations for local authority led stop smoking services and support.
This allocation is part of the government’s announcement to create a ‘smokefree generation’.
Stopping the start: our new plan to create a smokefree generation sets out the proposed actions the government will take to tackle smoking and youth vaping.
The government is investing an additional £70 million per year to support local authority led stop smoking services and support. This will more than double current spending from £68 million per year, to a total of £138 million, and support around 360,000 people to quit smoking.
Methodology for allocations
In allocating funding for stop smoking services and support, we have based the proposed funding uplift for each area on the number of smokers in each local authority. So, this additional funding will target local authorities with the most smokers.
On 4 October 2023 we published indicative allocations to local authorities, as part of Stopping the start: our new plan to create a smokefree generation. We then consulted with local and regional stakeholders and considered their feedback when confirming these final allocations.
The funding allocations have now been updated, so they are based on the average smoking prevalence over a 3-year period, rather than a one-year period. Basing the allocations on data over a longer period helps ensure the allocations are based on the most robust and recent data. Applying a 3-year average also aligns with methodology previously used for allocating funding in other health prevention grants.
We divided the additional funding (£70 million per year from 2024 to 2025) by the total number of smokers across England (5.6 million). This gives an approximate funding rate per smoker (£12.39). We then multiplied this funding rate per smoker by the estimated number of smokers in each local authority, to give a total indicative allocation to each local authority.
Note that the estimated total number of smokers obtained through this method is higher compared to the estimates provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The difference arises from the fact that ONS considers the estimates at a different geographical level of detail. Our analysis has been restricted to local authority population estimates to provide indicative figures.
Grant funding criteria
The funding will be delivered through a new section 31 grant, totalling £70 million per year over the financial years of 2024 to 2025 through to 2028 to 2029. This funding will be ringfenced for local authority led stop smoking services and support.
Local authorities will be required to meet certain criteria to be eligible for the additional funding. We will communicate detailed funding criteria to local authorities through the formal grant agreement process. The figures listed in the table below indicate the maximum amount of funding each area will be able to receive from the grant if they meet all the eligible criteria.
To receive the funding, local authorities must maintain their existing spend on stop smoking services, based on the stop smoking service data they have submitted for the year 2022 to 2023. They should ensure they maintain this level of funding throughout the whole grant period. We are using 2022 to 2023 data because this is the most recent full year of data available. Local authorities must also comply with the reporting requirements for expenditure related to the stop smoking service by submitting quarterly reports to NHS England.
The small number of local authorities that did not provide data in 2022 to 2023 will be required to show they are providing evidence-based stop smoking support and meet the grant funding criteria to claim the new section 31 grant.
There will be some flexibility at a local level for the funding to support wider tobacco control policies and efforts to reduce youth vaping, such as for local awareness-raising campaigns. However, the majority of the funding will be focused on stop smoking services and support.
Smoking prevalence and confirmed funding allocations by local authority
The table below shows the confirmed new funding allocations by local authority. The final column shows the confirmed additional allocation for each local authority.
These grant allocations will initially apply for the first year of the grant (the financial year 2024 to 2025).
While we cannot provide specific allocations for 2025 to 2026 and beyond at this stage, the government has already confirmed additional funding of £70 million a year for 5 years, from 2024 to 2025 through to 2028 to 2029. Allocations will continue to be based on the average smoking prevalence over a 3-year period to ensure the allocations are based on the most robust and recent data.
These confirmed funding allocations will also be communicated to local authorities through the formal grant agreement process.
| Local authority | Average 3-year smoking prevalence (2020 to 2022) | Estimated number of smokers (2021 populations) | Current annual spend | Confirmed additional allocation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | 13.74% | 21,330 | £204,700 | £254,178 |
| Barnet | 9.34% | 27,963 | £279,535 | £333,217 |
| Barnsley | 16.30% | 31,764 | No data submitted | £378,504 |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 10.83% | 16,966 | £302,322 | £202,171 |
| Bedford | 12.74% | 18,380 | £211,140 | £219,025 |
| Bexley | 13.39% | 25,448 | £247,067 | £303,247 |
| Birmingham | 16.43% | 140,652 | No data submitted | £1,676,048 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 17.29% | 19,917 | £130,849 | £237,341 |
| Blackpool | 20.87% | 23,612 | £905,676 | £281,362 |
| Bolton | 16.38% | 36,802 | No data submitted | £438,537 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 10.84% | 35,440 | No data submitted | £422,313 |
| Bracknell Forest | 12.22% | 11,894 | £120,000 | £141,728 |
| Bradford | 15.73% | 63,955 | £430,856 | £762,108 |
| Brent | 11.19% | 29,760 | £9,808 | £354,624 |
| Brighton and Hove | 14.72% | 33,742 | 308,935 | £402,084 |
| Bristol | 16.41% | 62,271 | No data submitted | £742,043 |
| Bromley | 8.90% | 22,901 | No data submitted | £272,889 |
| Buckinghamshire | 10.53% | 45,470 | £442,988 | £541,832 |
| Bury | 11.63% | 17,449 | No data submitted | £207,932 |
| Calderdale | 13.67% | 22,118 | No data submitted | £263,562 |
| Cambridgeshire | 13.60% | 74,330 | £755,905 | £885,734 |
| Camden | 8.28% | 14,392 | £539,288 | £171,504 |
| Central Bedfordshire | 13.75% | 31,829 | £304,009 | £379,284 |
| Cheshire East | 11.26% | 36,281 | No data submitted | £432,331 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 10.37% | 29,895 | No data submitted | £356,235 |
| City of London (note 1) | 12.70% | 1,014 | £90,543 | £12,087 |
| Cornwall | 11.56% | 54,012 | £322,219 | £643,620 |
| County Durham | 16.01% | 67,641 | 2,409,060 | £806,023 |
| Coventry | 16.36% | 43,663 | £420,252 | £520,304 |
| Croydon | 12.20% | 36,657 | No data submitted | £436,814 |
| Cumbria (note 2) | 13.44% | 55,173 | No data submitted | £657,458 |
| Darlington | 11.94% | 10,266 | £100,008 | £122,336 |
| Derby | 15.52% | 31,439 | £79,000 | £374,638 |
| Derbyshire | 14.09% | 90,922 | £1,392,180 | £1,083,451 |
| Devon | 11.91% | 79,702 | £1,125,210 | £949,746 |
| Doncaster | 17.13% | 41,903 | No data submitted | £499,326 |
| Dorset | 9.80% | 30,910 | No data submitted | £368,335 |
| Dudley | 13.37% | 34,118 | £381,768 | £406,558 |
| Ealing | 12.49% | 35,731 | No data submitted | £425,784 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 10.42% | 29,338 | No data submitted | £349,603 |
| East Sussex | 13.21% | 58,756 | £825,372 | £700,148 |
| Enfield | 15.10% | 37,424 | £2,265 | £445,959 |
| Essex | 13.16% | 156,987 | £1,454,178 | £1,870,699 |
| Gateshead | 13.40% | 21,121 | £429,818 | £251,686 |
| Gloucestershire | 12.72% | 66,070 | £248,920 | £787,301 |
| Greenwich | 13.25% | 29,628 | £377,442 | £353,049 |
| Hackney | 13.47% | 27,516 | £836,684 | £327,891 |
| Halton | 13.24% | 13,379 | £288,454 | £159,432 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 10.58% | 16,031 | £189,000 | £191,033 |
| Hampshire | 10.31% | 115,961 | £1,976,799 | £1,381,823 |
| Haringey | 13.32% | 27,939 | £146,968 | £332,932 |
| Harrow | 7.93% | 16,098 | £66,297 | £191,828 |
| Hartlepool | 16.44% | 11,949 | No data submitted | £142,389 |
| Havering | 12.68% | 25,809 | £36,040 | £307,543 |
| Herefordshire | 12.38% | 19,033 | £51,909 | £226,799 |
| Hertfordshire | 11.55% | 107,719 | £800,993 | £1,283,608 |
| Hillingdon | 10.10% | 23,614 | £105,612 | £281,393 |
| Hounslow | 13.65% | 30,305 | No data submitted | £361,119 |
| Isle of Wight | 12.12% | 14,207 | £192,948 | £169,296 |
| Isles of Scilly (note 1) | 12.70% | 245 | £2,572 | £2,918 |
| Islington | 13.37% | 24,098 | £604,797 | £287,152 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 12.52% | 15,160 | £375,124 | £180,653 |
| Kent | 13.14% | 163,208 | £1,673,958 | £1,944,823 |
| Kingston upon Hull | 20.49% | 42,495 | £481,177 | £506,386 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 8.67% | 11,396 | £121,000 | £135,792 |
| Kirklees | 13.82% | 46,369 | £108,849 | £552,549 |
| Knowsley | 15.17% | 18,380 | £636,540 | £219,024 |
| Lambeth | 12.99% | 34,186 | £468,077 | £407,371 |
| Lancashire | 14.26% | 140,480 | £2,038,720 | £1,673,989 |
| Leeds | 12.95% | 82,696 | 409,096 | £985,430 |
| Leicester | 13.72% | 38,323 | £450,000 | £456,669 |
| Leicestershire | 10.51% | 60,099 | £580,865 | £716,153 |
| Lewisham | 13.01% | 30,626 | £568,000 | £364,953 |
| Lincolnshire | 14.45% | 90,350 | £1,430,452 | £1,076,632 |
| Liverpool | 17.82% | 69,806 | £857,420 | £831,826 |
| Luton | 17.42% | 28,938 | £316,724 | £344,835 |
| Manchester | 18.43% | 77,991 | £719,097 | £929,359 |
| Medway | 12.67% | 27,360 | £485,267 | £326,025 |
| Merton | 13.44% | 22,619 | £82,719 | £269,532 |
| Middlesbrough | 16.73% | 18,456 | £237,641 | £219,929 |
| Milton Keynes | 14.40% | 31,482 | £364,161 | £375,145 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 14.35% | 34,532 | £646,446 | £411,496 |
| Newham | 13.52% | 36,093 | £270,829 | £430,093 |
| Norfolk | 14.54% | 109,159 | £1,023,848 | £1,300,766 |
| North East Lincolnshire | 18.89% | 23,456 | £291,305 | £279,508 |
| North Lincolnshire | 13.80% | 18,753 | £189,260 | £223,471 |
| North Northamptonshire | 14.55% | 40,927 | £290,593 | £487,696 |
| North Somerset | 11.75% | 20,516 | £306,638 | £244,475 |
| North Tyneside | 13.96% | 23,354 | £50,854 | £278,293 |
| North Yorkshire | 10.51% | 53,095 | £611,406 | £632,698 |
| Northumberland | 11.70% | 30,778 | £525,806 | £366,759 |
| Nottingham | 18.04% | 45,754 | £77,500 | £545,215 |
| Nottinghamshire | 13.16% | 87,231 | £235,696 | £1,039,463 |
| Oldham | 14.96% | 26,982 | £339,500 | £321,524 |
| Oxfordshire | 11.50% | 66,737 | £375,000 | £795,255 |
| Peterborough | 14.06% | 22,858 | £194,652 | £272,376 |
| Plymouth | 16.37% | 34,879 | £646,845 | £415,628 |
| Portsmouth | 14.96% | 24,742 | £481,475 | £294,830 |
| Reading | 14.72% | 20,141 | £85,000 | £240,006 |
| Redbridge | 12.03% | 28,094 | £235,227 | £334,777 |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 14.69% | 16,070 | £207,358 | £191,493 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 6.93% | 10,495 | £54,600 | £125,059 |
| Rochdale | 16.22% | 27,478 | £393,090 | £327,431 |
| Rotherham | 15.39% | 32,296 | £397,193 | £384,845 |
| Rutland | 10.90% | 3,639 | £29,980 | £43,358 |
| Salford | 14.53% | 30,815 | £536,857 | £367,204 |
| Sandwell | 17.92% | 46,022 | £430,769 | £548,413 |
| Sefton | 8.57% | 19,430 | £243,220 | £231,529 |
| Sheffield | 12.35% | 54,606 | No data submitted | £650,694 |
| Shropshire | 11.33% | 30,175 | No data submitted | £359,568 |
| Slough | 15.48% | 17,740 | £229,133 | £211,394 |
| Solihull | 10.96% | 18,610 | £290,313 | £221,767 |
| Somerset | 13.46% | 62,428 | £553,383 | £743,908 |
| South Gloucestershire | 11.54% | 26,718 | £169,770 | £318,377 |
| South Tyneside | 16.49% | 19,495 | £347,598 | £232,311 |
| Southampton | 13.33% | 26,387 | £715,283 | £314,430 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 13.41% | 19,124 | £65,234 | £227,889 |
| Southwark | 13.26% | 33,050 | £127,500 | £393,832 |
| St Helens | 11.85% | 17,392 | £385,468 | £207,251 |
| Staffordshire | 11.11% | 78,763 | £366,296 | £938,554 |
| Stockport | 13.01% | 30,279 | £455,145 | £360,808 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 12.91% | 19,869 | £342,520 | £236,760 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 16.66% | 33,263 | £238,777 | £396,370 |
| Suffolk | 13.79% | 84,990 | £1,172,921 | £1,012,764 |
| Sunderland | 15.55% | 34,236 | £634,623 | £407,965 |
| Surrey | 10.03% | 94,929 | £621,447 | £1,131,204 |
| Sutton | 10.23% | 16,430 | £29,675 | £195,780 |
| Swindon | 11.86% | 21,626 | £207,000 | £257,699 |
| Tameside | 19.24% | 34,640 | No data submitted | £412,776 |
| Telford and Wrekin | 15.36% | 22,178 | £206,723 | £264,278 |
| Thurrock | 14.38% | 18,959 | £56,045 | £225,920 |
| Torbay | 15.94% | 18,208 | £259,087 | £216,975 |
| Tower Hamlets | 12.69% | 31,475 | £439,189 | £375,067 |
| Trafford | 9.67% | 17,490 | No data submitted | £208,410 |
| Wakefield | 16.08% | 45,055 | No data submitted | £536,886 |
| Walsall | 14.29% | 30,876 | No data submitted | £367,927 |
| Waltham Forest | 11.58% | 24,950 | £282,521 | £297,307 |
| Wandsworth | 10.55% | 28,370 | £110,455 | £338,067 |
| Warrington | 9.96% | 16,750 | £375,763 | £199,598 |
| Warwickshire | 13.76% | 65,975 | £52,286 | £786,180 |
| West Berkshire | 11.98% | 15,246 | £85,000 | £181,670 |
| West Northamptonshire | 12.00% | 40,126 | £307,335 | £478,149 |
| West Sussex | 12.71% | 90,262 | £85,143 | £1,075,586 |
| Westminster | 13.70% | 23,914 | £669,865 | £284,971 |
| Wigan | 15.23% | 39,871 | £390,003 | £475,110 |
| Wiltshire | 11.91% | 48,835 | 74,000 | £581,930 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 10.64% | 12,767 | 76,459 | £152,132 |
| Wirral | 11.87% | 30,272 | £679,000 | £360,729 |
| Wokingham | 6.27% | 8,590 | £85,000 | £102,358 |
| Wolverhampton | 13.40% | 27,073 | No data submitted | £322,613 |
| Worcestershire | 12.35% | 60,157 | £204,122 | £716,845 |
| York | 9.88% | 16,494 | No data submitted | £196,542 |
Note 1: we do not have smoking prevalence figures for the City of London and Isles of Scilly, so we have assumed that prevalence in these 2 local authorities is the same as the 2022 average for England (12.7%).
Note 2: Cumbria has recently been divided into 2 separate local authorities for the year 2023 to 2024: Cumberland and Westmorland, and Furness. Their allocation shares for funding will be determined at a later date, through discussions with both of these new local authorities as part of the formal grant agreement process. Currently, we do not possess expenditure or prevalence data specific to the newly established local authorities.