Resource allocations: 2026 to 2027 and 2028 to 2029
Updated 2 September 2025
Applies to England
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Funding allocation summary
Spending Review 2025 confirmed £104 million resource funding between 2026 to 2027 and 2028 to 2029 for local transport authorities (LTAs) outside London and Transport for City Regions (TCR) areas. This is provided alongside the £2.2 billion Local Transport Grant (LTG) capital allocations.
This 3-year resource funding will help to build the authorities’ capability and capacity, including:
- developing and updating local transport plans
- to effectively deliver local transport infrastructure priorities - working with regional partners
It should not be used to subsidise the day-to-day delivery of transport services.
Funding guidance will be issued in due course to support local areas in deciding how to best utilise their LTG allocations.
Funding formulas
Allocations have been decided using a model which aligns an authority’s resource funding with its share of LTG capital funding in each financial year, while ensuring all areas receive at least their 2025 to 2026 resource funding levels. This approach has been taken to support the delivery of capital projects across the country as much as possible.
Regions and authorities that do not receive these funding streams
London Boroughs and Transport for London (TfL) do not receive these funding streams.
Mayoral strategic authorities who are eligible for City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) or TCR do not receive these funding streams.
The Isles of Scilly also do not receive annual funding.
Table 1: Local Transport Grant resource funding allocations
| Local Transport Authority | Total resource funding (£m) | 2026 to 2027 (£m) | 2027 to 2028 (£m) | 2028 to 2029 (£m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | 0.725 | 0.242 | 0.242 | 0.242 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 1.125 | 0.375 | 0.375 | 0.375 |
| Bracknell Forest | 0.610 | 0.203 | 0.203 | 0.203 |
| Brighton and Hove | 0.893 | 0.298 | 0.298 | 0.298 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1.429 | 0.476 | 0.476 | 0.476 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | 2.458 | 0.819 | 0.819 | 0.819 |
| Central Bedfordshire | 0.947 | 0.316 | 0.316 | 0.316 |
| Cheshire East | 1.747 | 0.380 | 0.684 | 0.683 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 1.691 | 0.351 | 0.670 | 0.670 |
| Cornwall | 1.451 | 0.484 | 0.484 | 0.484 |
| Cumberland | 1.465 | 0.296 | 0.584 | 0.585 |
| Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority | 2.559 | 0.853 | 0.853 | 0.853 |
| Dorset | 1.090 | 0.363 | 0.363 | 0.363 |
| East Sussex | 1.408 | 0.469 | 0.469 | 0.469 |
| Essex | 3.241 | 1.080 | 1.080 | 1.080 |
| Gloucestershire | 1.602 | 0.534 | 0.534 | 0.534 |
| Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority | 5.585 | 1.063 | 2.259 | 2.263 |
| Hampshire | 3.040 | 1.013 | 1.013 | 1.013 |
| Herefordshire, County of | 1.097 | 0.242 | 0.427 | 0.428 |
| Hertfordshire | 2.641 | 0.880 | 0.880 | 0.880 |
| Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority | 3.444 | 0.634 | 1.403 | 1.407 |
| Isle of Wight | 0.634 | 0.211 | 0.211 | 0.211 |
| Kent | 3.379 | 1.126 | 1.126 | 1.126 |
| Lancashire Combined County Authority | 7.588 | 1.349 | 3.117 | 3.123 |
| Leicester | 2.071 | 0.360 | 0.854 | 0.857 |
| Leicestershire | 2.736 | 0.581 | 1.079 | 1.076 |
| Luton | 0.802 | 0.267 | 0.267 | 0.267 |
| Medway | 0.906 | 0.302 | 0.302 | 0.302 |
| Milton Keynes | 0.928 | 0.309 | 0.309 | 0.309 |
| Norfolk | 2.112 | 0.704 | 0.704 | 0.704 |
| North Northamptonshire | 1.726 | 0.353 | 0.686 | 0.687 |
| North Somerset | 0.784 | 0.261 | 0.261 | 0.261 |
| Oxfordshire | 1.772 | 0.591 | 0.591 | 0.591 |
| Plymouth | 0.873 | 0.291 | 0.291 | 0.291 |
| Portsmouth | 0.763 | 0.254 | 0.254 | 0.254 |
| Reading | 0.704 | 0.235 | 0.235 | 0.235 |
| Rutland | 0.465 | 0.149 | 0.157 | 0.158 |
| Shropshire | 1.532 | 0.329 | 0.602 | 0.602 |
| Slough | 0.671 | 0.224 | 0.224 | 0.224 |
| Somerset | 1.456 | 0.485 | 0.485 | 0.485 |
| Southampton | 0.849 | 0.283 | 0.283 | 0.283 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 0.711 | 0.237 | 0.237 | 0.237 |
| Staffordshire | 3.391 | 0.683 | 1.357 | 1.351 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 1.520 | 0.287 | 0.623 | 0.610 |
| Suffolk | 1.821 | 0.607 | 0.607 | 0.607 |
| Surrey | 2.666 | 0.889 | 0.889 | 0.889 |
| Swindon | 0.816 | 0.272 | 0.272 | 0.272 |
| Telford and Wrekin | 1.323 | 0.243 | 0.539 | 0.542 |
| Thurrock | 0.704 | 0.235 | 0.235 | 0.235 |
| Warrington | 1.210 | 0.256 | 0.476 | 0.478 |
| Warwickshire | 2.435 | 0.508 | 0.964 | 0.962 |
| West Berkshire | 0.676 | 0.225 | 0.225 | 0.225 |
| West Northamptonshire | 1.811 | 0.394 | 0.709 | 0.708 |
| West Sussex | 2.054 | 0.685 | 0.685 | 0.685 |
| Westmorland and Furness | 1.216 | 0.266 | 0.475 | 0.476 |
| Wiltshire | 1.338 | 0.446 | 0.446 | 0.446 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 0.661 | 0.220 | 0.220 | 0.220 |
| Wokingham | 0.714 | 0.238 | 0.238 | 0.238 |
| Worcestershire | 2.461 | 0.506 | 0.978 | 0.977 |
| York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority | 3.471 | 0.767 | 1.353 | 1.352 |
| Total | 104 | 28 | 38 | 38 |