Billions of pounds are spent each year in the Thames Gateway through mainstream budgets such as education, health, transport, regional development agencies and local government. In addition, targeted funding to help facilitate additional homes and jobs is funded through the Department for Communities and Local Government Thames Gateway programme as follows:
Programme resource consumption Programme capital Total spend 2003-04 2.254 38.436 40.690 2004-05 6.901 136.448 143.349 2005-06 12.600 143.792 156.392 2006-07 16.564 118.344 134.908 2007-08 (Projected) 23.000 155.000 178.000