The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the funding allocations for bus operations for the financial year 2025/2026.
In total, DfT funding amounts to £735,876,464, with £670m earmarked to enable Local Transport Authorities (LTA) to deliver their Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIP) throughout the country.
LTA’s will receive £35m in total from the Local Authority Bus Service Operators Grant, with Local Authorities across the UK receiving a total of £7m to help keep fares down.
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DfT also reiterated that this funding was supported by the October 2023 government announcement that there would be new funding of more than £1bn for better buses in every part of the North and Midlands.
The transport body stated that this will make buses more frequent, more reliable and easier to use – continuing and expanding the improvements started by the £1.2bn for BSIPs announced in 2022 and 2023.
Greater Manchester will also receive and addtional £13m in devolved BSOG to protect existing services and support service delivery whilst West Midlands Combined Authority will receive £11m.
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