Integrated Transport Block allocations announced

The Department of Transport has published Integrated Transport Block (ITB) allocations for English local authorities outside city regions next year, with the cash amount frozen at current levels.

ITB is allocated to support local transport maintenance and enhancements and some highway authorities put it towards road repairs.

It is directly allocated to local transport authorities in England outside of London and funding equivalent to previous ITB levels is consolidated into City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) where applicable.

ITB is worth £260m nationally, with city regions receiving the equivalent of £90m of this and other authorities receiving the remaining £170m. These levels were frozen from 2022-23 to 2024-25.

The DfT said allocations are calculated based on the existing highways ITB formula, which is rounded, and that allocations for 2025-26 ‘are the same as recent years’.

While the total amount for non-CRSTS remains the same at £170m, some individual allocations are now paid through combined authorities, for example the East Midlands Combined Authority, which is receiving nearly £13m.

As Highways has reported, there was a delay in confirming ITB allocations for next year, which caused issues for local authorities in setting budgets, with many putting in assumed figures.

The DfT has still not clarified how £650m for local transport outside city regions that was announced in the Budget will be allocated.