This policy short reveals regional disparities in the UK Shared Prosperity Fund’s allocations and calls for a reinvented funding model.
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blog Jan 2024
Local economies
Is the UK Shared Prosperity Fund reaching England’s most disadvantaged neighbourhoods?
Sarah Stearne, policy officer at Local Trust, introduces new research from the APPG for ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods into the…
blog Dec 2023
Community spirit
2023: Celebrating another year of community-led change
We look back at a year of Big Local stories, and explore what learning from the programme could mean for the UK’s political parties as they prepare for a general election.
blog Dec 2023
Local economies
Spaces and services
From Ramsay Street to real life: Why everybody needs good neighbourhoods
Daniel Crowe explores new research pointing to the value of investing in communities and local social infrastructure.
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Spaces and services
Everybody needs good neighbourhoods
The impact of resident-led neighbourhood-based initiatives in deprived communities.
blog Dec 2023
Environment
What policymakers can learn from a successful community energy project
Local Trust’s senior policy advisor, Nick Beall, explores some of the key lessons policymakers can learn from Ambition Lawrence…
blog Dec 2023
Health and wellbeing
How communities can lead systemic change in healthcare
Margaret Hannah, director of health programmes at the International Futures Forum, introduces Well-placed: The impact of Big Local on the health of communities.