Public Health England has confirmed that it will allocate a total of £49.3 million in grant funding for this financial year, which is an increase of £3.18million on last year’s allocation.
A total of £3.858 billion is being granted to local authorities across England in Public Health grants in 2025/26. The grant is ring fenced to carry out public health functions and reduce health inequalities.
Some of the ways in which Bradford Council uses its Public Health Grant include the running of its Living Well service which delivers things like its stop smoking service, weight management services and physical activity campaigns.
It also funds contracted health protection projects such as tobacco control, drug and alcohol services, and gambling harm reduction.
The grant is also used to fund vaccination programmes such as flu, COVID-19, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and human papillomavirus (HPV); it also awards grant funding to community groups and voluntary sector organisations to provide health and wellbeing initiatives across the district.
Councillor Sarah Ferriby, Portfolio Holder for Healthy People and Places said; “The health and wellbeing of our district is of upmost importance to us and with the Council having to make spending cuts across the board, having an increase in the ring-fenced funding from Government enables us to work closely with the NHS, voluntary sector organisations and other partners to provide vital services that improve people’s health and reduce inequalities.”
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