Since 2001, the Department and the Home Office have provided specific resources for drug treatment in the form of the pooled drug treatment budget (PTB). This funding is allocated to the 149 drug action teams across the country to use, along with local mainstream funding, to provide for treatment and services according to the specific needs of each locality. We do not hold information on drug treatment spend prior to 2001.
PTB allocations and local investment in drug treatment is shown in the following table:
PTB Local funding (figures sourced from the National Treatment Agency1) Allocation Amount 2001-02 142 145 2002-03 191 131 2003-04 236 200 2004-05 253 204 2005-06 300 208 2006-07 385 212 2007-08 398 206 2008-09 398 206 2009-10 2398 2206 2010-11 2398 2206 1 Figures collated by the NTA, via the treatment planning process. 2 Estimated spend for 2009-10 and 2010-11 includes contribution to funding of under-18s treatment. Note: In addition to the money spent directly on delivering treatment, central and local government funding is also spent on improving access to treatment (e.g. for offenders via Drugs Interventions Programme) and supporting drug misusers after they come out of treatment (e.g. aftercare and Supporting People).