Proposed Allocation of Bus Grant Revenue Apportionment

Committee report · Lead Member for Transport and Environment · Mon 16 Feb 2026 · East Sussex County Council

What it recommends

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“approve the proposed indicative allocation of Bus Grant revenue funding 2026/27 to 2028/29 set out in Table 5 of this report.”
“delegate authority to the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport to implement and make future changes to the Bus Grant Allocations, including amending bus service provision as necessary in accordance with the available funds in the revenue budget and future ticketing opportunities noting that delegated fare revisions will have regard to the key decision process.”
“note that a separate proposal for remaining capital Bus Grant allocations will be presented to the Lead Member for approval at a decision-making meeting in March 2026 to meet the latest Department for Transport (DfT) requirements for consolidated local transport funding. 1.”

What the meeting decided

The minutes record: Agreed. “RESOLVED to: (1) approve the proposed indicative allocation of Bus Grant revenue funding 2026/27 to 2028/29 set out in Table 5 of the report; (2) delegate authority to the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport to implement and make future changes to the Bus Grant Allocations, including amending bus service provision as necessary in accordance with the available funds in the revenue budget and future ticketing opportunities noting that delegated fare revisions will have regard to the key decision process;…” minutes ↗

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Officers recommended that the Lead Member approve the proposed indicative allocation of Bus Grant revenue funding 2026/27 to 2028/29. p5 p6

Some previous bus service enhancements will cease in April 2026, and there will be a reduction in Flexibus DDRT service provision including removal of the Saturday service. p39

Officers recommended delegating authority to the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport to implement and make future changes to the Bus Grant Allocations. p5 p7

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p5RECOMMENDATIONS: The Lead Member is recommended to:
p6(1) approve the proposed indicative allocation of Bus Grant revenue funding 2026/27 to 2028/29 set out in Table 5 of this report;
p7(2) delegate authority to the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport to implement and make future changes to the Bus Grant Allocations, including amending bus service provision as necessary in accordance with the available funds in the revenue budget and future ticketing opportunities noting that delegated fare revisions will have regard to the key decision process; and
p39Bus Services 3.4 The latest funding allocation is 5% lower (revenue funding) when comparing against funding provided in 2025/26 (£5,811,084), and a 13% reduction from the BSIP1 funding (£6.36m per annum). 3.5 Due to the reduction in funding from BSIP1 and from 2025/26 funding, it is proposed to remove allocations to subsidised fares to allow ESCC to maintain as much of the bus network as possible. The proposed allocation of ESCC’s Bus Grant revenue funding is shown in Table 5. 3.6 The proposed allocation aims to maintain as many bus services as possible, when considering the reduction in funding received, alongside a significant increase in operational bus service costs. The impact of these factors means that some previous service enhancements will cease in April 2026 and there will be a reduction in the DDRT Flexibus service provision including the removal of the service on Saturdays. There may also be the need to amend provision in future years depending on future bus service costs. 3.7 Table 5 shows the proposed allocation of revenue Bus Grant funding over the next 3 years. It shows that there is a major focus on bus service provision (including DDRT services) with over 90% of the funds being allocated the bus services to support continued provision where possible.

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