Government Announces £1.5 Billion Investment in Local Communities

In a significant move aimed at revitalising local communities across the UK, the government has recently unveiled its Plan for Neighbourhoods committing an impressive £1.5 billion to rejuvenate communities. This investment is part of a broader strategy to reverse a decade of decline and foster stronger, better-connected, and healthier neighbourhoods throughout the nation.

A total of 75 areas will each receive up to £20 million of funding and support over the next decade through the plan, with ministers vowing it will help transform “left behind” areas by unleashing their full potential by investing in delivering improved vital community services from education, health and employment, to tackling local issues like crime. Transformation will be holistic, long-term, and sustainable to deliver meaningful change in the day-to-day lives of local people. 

Funding will be released from April 2025 with delivery investment commencing in 2026, and areas included in the Plan for Neighbourhoods were chosen after considering key factors including rates of deprivation and healthy life expectancy.

King’s Lynn, Great Yarmouth and Thetford feature in the plans. You can read more here.