The Department for Transport (DfT) awards incentive funding annually based on the performance of our highways service in 5 key areas. These include:
- asset management policy and strategy
- communications
- performance management and maintenance
- asset data management
- lifecycle planning
The scheme rewards councils that demonstrate that they are following an asset management approach and adopting best value and efficient practices to help manage its highway infrastructure.
The amount of incentive funding awarded to a local authority is based on a self-assessment score and is proportionate to other funding streams.
Councils are banded 1 to 3. We've received our full share of the incentive fund, based on our band 3 status - the top band.
View the guidance and a self-assessment questionnaire for the local highways maintenance incentive fund.
Incentive fund self-assessment return 2022
Summary of responses
Asset management questions
| Question number | Asset management questions | Score |
|---|
| 1 |
Asset management policy and strategy |
3 |
| 2 |
Communications |
3 |
| 3 |
Performance management framework |
3 |
| 4 |
Asset data management |
3 |
| 5 |
Lifecycle planning |
3 |
| 6 |
Leadership and commitment |
3 |
| 7 |
Competencies and training |
3 |
| 8 |
Risk management |
2 |
Resilience questions
| Question number | Resilience questions | Score |
|---|
| 9 |
Resilient network |
3 |
| 10 |
Implemented potholes review |
3 |
| 11 |
Implemented the drainage guidance |
3 |
Customer questions
| Question number | Customer questions | Score |
|---|
| 12 |
Satisfaction |
3 |
| 13 |
Feedback |
3 |
| 14 |
Information |
3 |
Benchmarking and efficiency questions
| Question number | Benchmarking and efficiency questions | Score |
|---|
| 15 |
Benchmarking |
3 |
| 16 |
Efficiency monitoring |
2 |
Operational service delivery questions
| Question number | Operational service delivery questions | Score |
|---|
| 17 |
Periodic review of operational service delivery |
3 |
| 18 |
Supply chain collaboration |
3 |
| 19 |
Lean reviews |
3 |
| 20 |
Works programming |
3 |
| 21 |
Collaborative working |
3 |
| 22 |
Procuring external highway maintenance services |
2 |
Overall score
- overall score - 63
- level 1 - 0
- level 2 - 3
- level 3 - 19
Overall band
Overall band 3.
Additional sustainability questions - yes.
Overall band has been calculated as:
- band 1 - does not reach level 2 or level 3 in at least 15 of the 22 questions
- band 2 - must reach level 2 or level 3 in at least 15 of the 22 questions
- band 3 - must reach level 3 in at least 18 of the 22 questions
Also if an authority scores level 1 in any or all of questions 1, 2 and 5, they will automatically be placed in band 1 overall, regardless of their other scores.