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Bus service improvement plans: local transport authority final allocations 2022 to 2025

Updated 18 December 2024

Applies to England

Funding allocations for local transport authorities to provide bus service improvements throughout England, excluding London.

The funding for 2025 to 2026 comprises:

  • £670 million to enable Local Transport Authorities to deliver their bus service improvement plans (BSIPs)
  • £285 million for the Bus Services Operators Grant (BSOG) to protect existing services and support service delivery
  • £151 million to continue the National Bus Fare Cap at £3, beginning in January 2025 through to 31 December 2025

Local transport authority allocations

Name LTA BSIP+ allocation (2024 to 2025) LTA BSIP+ allocation (2023 to 2024) LTA previous BSIP allocation (2022 to 2025)
Bedford Borough Council £546,757 £546,757 £ - Ìý Ìý
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council £470,171 £470,171 £3,722,320 Ìý Ìý
Blackpool Council £506,488 £506,488 £ - Ìý Ìý
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council £617,511 £617,511 £8,858,430 Ìý Ìý
Bracknell Forest Council £325,716 £325,716 £ - Ìý Ìý
Brighton and Hove City Council £ - £ - £27,854,330 Ìý Ìý
Buckinghamshire Council £1,310,333 £1,310,333 £ - Ìý Ìý
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority £2,314,172 £2,314,172 £ - Ìý Ìý
Central Bedfordshire Council £350,457 £350,457 £3,724,719 Ìý Ìý
Cheshire East Council £1,187,596 £1,187,596 £ - Ìý Ìý
Cheshire West and Chester Council £1,291,071 £1,291,071 £ - Ìý Ìý
City of York Council £ - £ - £17,360,000 Ìý Ìý
Cornwall Council (including Isles of Scilly) £1,969,162 £1,969,162 £13,307,923 Ìý Ìý
Cumberland Council £464,743 £464,743 £ - Ìý Ìý
Derby City Council £323,606 £323,606 £7,024,648 Ìý Ìý
Derbyshire County Council £ - £ - £47,003,438 Ìý Ìý
Devon County Council £1,677,393 £1,677,393 £14,057,270 Ìý Ìý
Dorset Council £884,221 £884,221 £ - Ìý Ìý
East Riding of Yorkshire Council £1,141,576 £1,141,576 £ - Ìý Ìý
East Sussex County Council £ - £ - £41,415,025 Ìý Ìý
Essex County Council £4,890,976 £4,890,976 £ - Ìý Ìý
Gloucestershire County Council £2,209,623 £2,209,623 £ - Ìý Ìý
Greater Manchester Combined Authority £ - £ - £94,800,000 Ìý Ìý
Hampshire County Council £3,579,462 £3,579,462 £ - Ìý Ìý
Herefordshire Council £952,037 £952,037 £ - Ìý Ìý
Hertfordshire County Council £1,488,381 £1,488,381 £29,732,100 Ìý Ìý
Hull City Council £756,530 £756,530 £ - Ìý Ìý
Isle of Wight Council £290,025 £290,025 £ - Ìý Ìý
Kent County Council £2,301,397 £2,301,397 £35,070,139 Ìý Ìý
Lancashire County Council £2,247,177 £2,247,177 £30,444,381 Ìý Ìý
Leicester City Council £727,289 £727,289 £ - Ìý Ìý
Leicestershire County Council £1,788,514 £1,788,514 £ - Ìý Ìý
Lincolnshire County Council £2,120,280 £2,120,280 £ - Ìý Ìý
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority £3,119,118 £3,119,118 £12,294,398 Ìý Ìý
Luton Borough Council £ - £ - £19,145,100 Ìý Ìý
Medway Council £768,780 £768,780 £ - Ìý Ìý
Milton Keynes Council £654,193 £654,193 £ - Ìý Ìý
Norfolk County Council £ - £ - £49,552,023 Ìý Ìý
North East Combined Authority[footnote 1] £ - £ - £163,521,172 Ìý Ìý
North East Lincolnshire Council £280,128 £280,128 £4,684,754 Ìý Ìý
North Lincolnshire Council £547,379 £547,379 £ - Ìý Ìý
North Northamptonshire Council £569,412 £569,412 £ - Ìý Ìý
North Somerset Council[footnote 2] £ - £ - £105,488,498 Ìý Ìý
North Yorkshire Council £1,463,688 £1,463,688 £ - Ìý Ìý
Nottingham City Council £445,022 £445,022 £11,367,414 Ìý Ìý
Nottinghamshire County Council £1,210,428 £1,210,428 £18,713,800 Ìý Ìý
Oxfordshire County Council £963,741 £963,741 £12,704,921 Ìý Ìý
Plymouth City Council £816,563 £816,563 £ - Ìý Ìý
Portsmouth City Council £ - £ - £48,344,702 Ìý Ìý
Reading Borough Council £ - £ - £26,263,600 Ìý Ìý
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead £437,116 £437,116 £ - Ìý Ìý
Rutland County Council £253,280 £253,280 £ - Ìý Ìý
Shropshire Council £1,490,492 £1,490,492 £ - Ìý Ìý
Slough Borough Council £343,267 £343,267 £ - Ìý Ìý
Somerset Council £737,079 £737,079 £11,855,859 Ìý Ìý
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority £3,151,353 £3,151,353 £ - Ìý Ìý
Southampton City Council £639,575 £639,575 £ - Ìý Ìý
Southend-on-Sea City Council £479,250 £479,250 £ - Ìý Ìý
Staffordshire County Council £1,327,673 £1,327,673 £ - Ìý Ìý
Stoke-on-Trent City Council £ - £ - £31,663,500 Ìý Ìý
Suffolk County Council £1,878,427 £1,878,427 £ - Ìý Ìý
Surrey County Council £3,923,922 £3,923,922 £ - Ìý Ìý
Swindon Borough Council £415,830 £415,830 £ - Ìý Ìý
Tees Valley Combined Authority £1,529,477 £1,529,477 £ - Ìý Ìý
Telford and Wrekin Council £650,938 £650,938 £ - Ìý Ìý
Thurrock Council £432,857 £432,857 £ - Ìý Ìý
Torbay Council £403,923 £403,923 £ - Ìý Ìý
Warrington Borough Council £ - £ - £16,198,420 Ìý Ìý
Warwickshire County Council £2,072,248 £2,072,248 £ - Ìý Ìý
West Berkshire Council £239,039 £239,039 £2,596,732 Ìý Ìý
West Midlands Combined Authority £ - £ - £87,857,760 Ìý Ìý
West Northamptonshire Council £687,109 £687,109 £ - Ìý Ìý
West of England Combined Authority[footnote 3] £ - £ - £105,488,498 Ìý Ìý
West Sussex County Council £1,102,400 £1,102,400 £17,401,596 Ìý Ìý
West Yorkshire Combined Authority £3,875,221 £3,875,221 £69,974,070 Ìý Ìý
Westmorland and Furness Council £412,130 £412,130 £ - Ìý Ìý
Wiltshire Council £2,115,269 £2,115,269 £ - Ìý Ìý
Wokingham Borough Council £401,322 £401,322 £ - Ìý Ìý
Worcestershire County Council £1,429,686 £1,429,686 £ - Ìý Ìý

Footnotes

  1. Joint allocation with North of Tyne Combined Authority.Ìý↩

  2. Joint allocation with West of England Combined Authority.Ìý↩

  3. Joint allocation with North Somerset Council.Ìý↩