Bus Subsidy Ring-Fenced (Revenue) Grant

The Local Authority Bus Subsidy Ring-Fenced (Revenue) Grant is paid by the Department for Transport to local authorities. This is in place of the Bus Services Operators Grant, previously paid to bus operators for running services under tender to local authorities.

Grant use and purposes

The grant may be used for the purposes of supporting bus services (including community transport services run under a section 19 permit). It may also be used for the provision of infrastructure supporting such services in our, or a neighbouring local transport authority's area.

In 2021, 2022 and 2023, we have received £109,528 each year. This was used to match fund services which were supported by parish or town councils and developer funding. It was also used to continue running services which had been withdrawn by commercial bus operators.

Services supported

The services this funding has been used to support can be viewed below:

Deciding how the funding is spent

Decisions on how this funding is spent, as well as other grants received from Central Government for bus service improvements, will be made by our Enhanced Partnership and detailed in updates to our Bus Service Improvement Plan. 

Last updated 02 August 2024