Policy paper

Greater Manchester Combined Authority Integrated Settlement 2025 to 2026

Published 20 December 2024

Applies to England

Functional Responsibility Fund Home Department Allocation Mechanism Funding totals for 2025/26*
Local growth and Place UK Shared Prosperity Fund Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) National formula £30,349,418 RDEL, £12,866,197 CDEL
Local growth and Place Investment Zones MHCLG Existing allocation £6,960,000 RDEL, £10,800,000 CDEL
Local growth and Place Made Smarter Department for Business and Trade (DBT) National formula £947,500 RDEL
Local growth and Place Growth Hubs DBT National formula TBC
Local growth and place Create Growth DCMS New integrated settlement formula TBC
Local transport City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement Department for Transport (DfT) National formula £215,506,000 CDEL**
Local transport Bus Service Improvement Plan DfT National formula £43,664,250 RDEL
Local transport Bus Service Improvement Plan Capacity and Capability DfT National formula £125,000 RDEL
Local transport Bus Service Operators Grant DfT National formula £2,953,691 RDEL
Local transport Commercial Bus Service Operators Grant DfT National formula £13,150,811 RDEL
Local transport Bus Service Operators Grant Plus DfT National formula £6,500,000 RDEL
Local transport Active Travel Fund DfT National formula TBC
Local transport Active Travel Capability Fund DfT National formula TBC
Local transport Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund DfT National formula TBC
Local transport Rail Admin Grant DfT Existing allocation £1,560,000 RDEL
Local transport Cross Manchester Ticketing DfT Existing allocation £340,000 RDEL
Adult skills Adult Education Budget Department for Education (DfE) National formula £102,000,000 RDEL
Adult skills Free Courses for Jobs DfE National formula Included in figure above***
Adult skills Skills Bootcamps DfE TBC TBC
Housing and regeneration Brownfield Infrastructure and Land Fund MHCLG Existing allocation £57,500,000 CDEL
Housing and regeneration Brownfield Housing Fund MHCLG National formula £25,831,335 CDEL
Housing and regeneration Brownfield Land Release Fund MHCLG National formula £2,555,570 CDEL
Buildings’ retrofit Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Department for  Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) New integrated settlement formula £21,318,000 CDEL
Buildings’ retrofit Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme DESNZ New integrated settlement formula £2,883,000 CDEL
Buildings’ retrofit Warm Homes: Local Grant DESNZ New integrated settlement formula £5,280,000 CDEL
Employment support Connect to Work Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) National formula £5,570,000 RDEL
Total Quantum       TBC

*provisional – these figures may be revised at the time of final publication.

**CRSTS allocation inclusive of Local Capital Transport Block Funding (Integrated Transport Block and Highways Maintenance Block funding) consolidated in settlements 2022-23 to 2026-27. GMCA has agreed to forego equivalent funding as part of the Business Rates Retention Trial.

***subject to GMCA delivering 80% of their available Free Courses for Jobs funding across an academic year.

‘New integrated settlement formulae’ have been agreed for funds that are allocated competitively but fall in scope of the integrated settlements. These formulae will only be used for areas which receive integrated settlements. 

For non-competitive funding lines, the MCAs’ share of these funds will be determined using the ‘National formula’ for these funds. These formulae will be used for all areas eligible for the relevant funding line.  

More information on the approach to formulae in the integrated settlements is set out in the MoU annex.