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Public money · Liverpool
What projects is my government investing in Liverpool?
Every tracked government-money announcement directed at Liverpool — themes, programs, levels of government, and the largest verifiable amounts.
Summary
Government money is concentrated on movement and city fabric. Transport leads with 97 announcements, ahead of economy and industry at 71 and urban housing at 54; the zero-emission bus and electric-vehicle infrastructure programmes make that priority concrete.
WATCH Watch delivery of the zero-emission bus programme and local electric-vehicle infrastructure funding.
Themes
Transport
97
Economy Industry
71
Urban Housing
54
Social Welfare
48
16Health
14Culture Heritage
12Defense Security
12Energy
11Education
10Environment
2Governance
1Water
1Agriculture
1Religion
41Other
Money trail — largest place-directed
Date
Theme
Level
Amount
What
2021-12
Religion
National
$99.5 Million
The UK government plans to allocate $99.5 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, including 34 million pounds allocated to the UN World Food Programme
2026-03
Transport
Local
£73.2 Million
UK government allocated £73.2 million through the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas programme to procure battery-electric buse
2023-01
Defense Security
National
$84.9 Million
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Lockheed Martin a potential two-year $84.9 million contract modification to provide four Three-Dimensional Experimentary…
2021-12
Other
National
75 Million
The UK government plans to allocate 75 million pounds in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, including 34 million pounds allocated to the UN World Food Programme.
2023-06
Transport
Local
£56 Million
The UK Government announced £56 million in funding to expand the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure grant and boost the On-Street Residential Chargepoint…
2023-12
Culture Heritage
Local
$67.5 Million
The Ohio state government awarded nearly $67.5 million in historic preservation tax credits to 46 projects including the Strouss-Hirshberg Building
2022-04
Environment
Local
$60 Million
A $1.1 million brownfield remediation grant was awarded to Columbiana County Land Reutilization Corp. for remediation and demolition of the former East Junior…
2015-11
Social Welfare
National
£46 Million
UK government awarded a £3 million grant to charity Kids Company over 15 years, with the Department for Education confirming it was not special treatment.
2025-10
Transport
Local
£40 Million
UK government announced £40 million for Twerton and Hartcliffe in the West as part of the Growth Strategy
2021-06
Defense Security
National
£36 Million
A £36 million five-year contract was awarded to Marine Specialised Technology to deliver 18 new police patrol craft for the MoD Police and Gibraltar Defence…
Most recent announcements
Date
Theme
Level
Amount
What
2026-05
Urban Housing
Local
£7.3million
Liverpool City Council approved a £7.3 million package including enforcement tools, grants for owners to refurbish run-down properties and is consulting on…
2026-05
Urban Housing
Local
£7.3 Million
Liverpool City Council approved a £7.3 million package to bring empty homes back into use and approved a £7.3 million package for enforcement tools and grants…
2026-04
Urban Housing
Local
£2.5m
A local authority in Liverpool is repurposing approximately £2.47m of developer cash from regeneration projects to fund a new eight storey office development…
2026-04
Urban Housing
Local
£2.5m
A local council in Liverpool is repurposing approximately £2.47m of developer cash from development projects to fund a new eight storey office development at…
2026-04
Other
Local
£1.5bn
Mayor Steve Rotheram took control of a £1.5bn devolution budget package replacing over 20 funding streams in Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens and…
2026-03
Culture Heritage
Local
$1 Million
The NSW Government provided $1 million through the Public Spaces Legacy Program to Liverpool City Council for a public space project on the historic Bigge St…
2026-03
Economy Industry
Local
$0
UK councils in Liverpool and Knowsley set their budgets at 4.99%, raising council tax by the maximum rate of 4.99% without referendum
2026-03
Other
Local
£1.7bn
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a £1.7bn investment package to scale tech and industrial strength across northern England including a new digital campus…
2026-03
Other
National
1.7bn GBP
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled a £1.7bn investment package for digital, advanced technology and defence sectors across Manchester, Liverpool and South…
2026-03
Urban Housing
Local
£95m
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a £95m cash injection to support regeneration projects in Liverpool city region including the proposed £5bn…
Deeper civic analysis
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Problems vs money in Liverpool
Each theme's share of civic REPORTS vs its share of funding ANNOUNCEMENTS — the gap is where reported harm and public money diverge
Crime, Police & Security
problem 66.8% · money 2.8%
Public Health
problem 4.5% · money 4.0%
Environment, River & Water
problem 0.2% · money 2.6%
Education & Skills
problem 0.1% · money 2.8%
Welfare & Social
problem 0.9% · money 11.4%
Urban & Infrastructure
problem 1.8% · money 14.9%
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Public money in Liverpool — by theme
422 funding announcements naming Liverpool
Transport
110
announcements
Economy & Industry
74
announcements
Urban & Housing
63
announcements
Social Welfare
48
announcements
Other
43
announcements
Health
17
announcements
Culture & Heritage
14
announcements
Energy
12
announcements
Defence & Security
12
announcements
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How the money moves in Liverpool
Grant
110
type
Budget Allocation
109
type
Other
95
type
Contract
67
type
Waiver
9
type
Disbursement
9
type
Tax Change
8
type
Loan
5
type
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Who funds Liverpool — level of government
Local
277
announcements
National
140
announcements
State Province
5
announcements
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Largest money directed to Liverpool
Announcements whose location or recipient is this place · headline USD estimate (often scheme-wide) · year in name
Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block · 2026
$249M
Creative Places Growth Fund · 2025
$190M
Transport · 2024
$140M
Social Welfare · 2020
$127M
Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) · 2024
$114M
Announcement · 2021
$100M
Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) · 2026
$93M
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Funding announcements naming Liverpool over time
amounts are announcement headlines — shown, never summed