The following table sets out integrated transport block funding provided by DfT to North Lincolnshire council from 1997-98 to 2006-07. The integrated transport block allocations have been available for the council to use on road and public transport improvements, according to its local policies and priorities.
£ million Integrated transport block 1997-98 10 1998-99 10 1999-2000 10.2 2000-01 0.450 2001-02 1.2 2002-03 2.2 2003-04 2.9 2004-05 3.156 2005-06 2.7 2006-07 1.670 1 Figures are minor works allocations (a precursor to the integrated transport block).
Since 1998, the Department has also separately provided specific grant funding to local authorities for bus services through the Rural Bus Subsidy Grant (RBSG), the Rural and Urban Bus Challenge and the Kickstart schemes. The following table shows the amounts provided under these grants to North Lincolnshire council.
Amount (£) 1998-99 345,545 1999-2000 371,783 2000-01 257,450 2001-02 328,744 2002-03 860,219 2003-04 384,195 2004-05 395,721 2005-06 411,237 2006-07 421,324
The majority of support for local bus services is provided by local authorities using the Government’s Revenue Support Grant (RSG), which is an unhypothecated block grant, and authorities’ own resources. It is for each authority to decide how much of their RSG allocation to devote to bus support.