The funding provided through the £6 million Preventing Violent Extremism Fund in 2007-08, and the funding provided through the Area Based Grant in 2008-09 to support local Prevent work, is paid directly to local authorities. A list of funding for 2007-08 and 2008-09, broken down by Government office region, is provided in the following table:
£ Region 2007-08 2008-09 London 2,080,377 4,865,000 North West 1,205,000 2,300,000 West Midlands 800,000 1,500,000 Yorkshire and Humber 550,000 1,210,000 South East 450,000 1,005,000 East of England 380,000 520,000 East Midlands 300,000 £665,000 North East 125,000 230,000 South West 80,000 125,000