# Hand the Local Innovation Partnerships Fund to mayors

> “The existing Local Innovation Partnerships Fund (LIPF) will be devolved to established Mayors from 2028.”
>
> — HM Government; Press release (No 10), additional information, 9 October 2026

- **Status:** Promised
- **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered
- **Policy area:** [Transport & economy](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/transport-and-economy)
- **Speaker:** [HM Government](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/hm-government)
- **Made on:** 9 October 2026
- **Where:** Press release (No 10), additional information
- **Deadline:** 31 December 2028
- **Cost a year:** No costing published
- **Who it affects:** Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities in England, which would decide how the fund is spent in their areas
- **When:** From 2028 (taken as during 2028)
- **Paid for by:** Not new money
- **Quote source:** https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-to-hand-regions-innovation-funding-to-build-world-leading-industries (checked word for word on 10 October 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0)
- **Last updated:** 10 October 2026
- **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-lipf-mayors-2028

## Where it stands

The release says it applies only to Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities in England. It gives neither the size of the fund nor a date within 2028.

## Timeline

- 9 October 2026, Promised: The government says the Local Innovation Partnerships Fund will be devolved to established mayors from 2028
- 31 December 2028, Deadline (to come): End of 2028 (editorial date for "from 2028")

## About the cost

An existing fund moves to mayors; it is not new money. The release does not give its size.

## Sources

- [No 10 press release, 9 Oct 2026: Prime Minister to hand regions innovation funding to build world-leading industries](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-to-hand-regions-innovation-funding-to-build-world-leading-industries)

## Checks

- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 10 October 2026; human editor review to come.

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