Guidance

Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund 2025 to 2026

Sets out the guidance to support local authorities in administering the Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund in 2025 to 2026.

From:
Department of Health and Social Care
Published
2 May 2025
Last updated
1522 April 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund 2025 to 2026: main guidance

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Annex A: final reporting template and guidance

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Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund 2025 to 2026: final reporting template (updated)

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Details

This guidance is intended to support local authorities in administering the Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund (MSIF) in 2025 to 2026.

It should be read alongside the Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund grant determination 2025 to 2026.

The ‘Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund 2025 to 2026: final reporting template’ asks local authorities to provide updated information on each of the metrics collected in the initial 2025 to 2026 report in June 2025.

Local authorities will need to complete and return the report to the Department of Health and Social Care by 11:59pm on 20 May 2026.

Updates to this page

Published 2 May 2025
Last updated 1522 April 2026 + show all updates

  1. Updated the final reporting template to remove a merged cell that was causing copy and paste issues.

  2. Added 'Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund 2025 to 2026: final reporting template' and updated annex A with guidance on completing the final reporting template. Removed the initial reporting template.

  3. Added links to the Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund grant determination 2025 to 2026 on the landing page and in the main guidance.

  4. Updated the reporting template to amend local authority names for consistency.

  5. Funding allocation data for 2024 to 2025 on the reporting template has been corrected.

  6. First published.

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