'Bus back' DfT funding awards

[iMarkeh]

RE: 'Bus back' DfT funding awards

(07/04/2022 20:15)1466 Wrote:  The Liverpool City Region allocation is a pittance compared to the ask https://www.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.u...P_2021.pdf absolute disgrace, levelling up is just an empty soundbite

The funding was limited. If it was a case of 'all or nothing', only about 5 authorities would have gotten any funding. The overall asks added up to something like £7bn and only 1bn was left in the pot to give out. There was always going to be winners and losers. It's better to give bits of money to as many people as possible than giving a lot to a few people.


Just because one area doesn't get funding, doesn't mean that 'levelling up' is a an 'empty soundbite'. A lot of areas have been levelled up with this funding. There will always be winners and losers when funding is limited.