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A package to support our economic recovery from the pandemic, level up communities, and help vulnerable people has been welcomed by the Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick.
The measures were unveiled by the Chancellor as part of yesterday바카라 사이트檚 Budget which set out how the nation will build back better from the pandemic, level up opportunity and prosperity in communities바카라 사이트痑cross the UK, as well as help more families on to the housing ladder.
The Budget underlines the government바카라 사이트檚 immediate priority of helping communities prosper again by supporting jobs and business as we emerge from the pandemic, in line with the Prime Minister바카라 사이트檚 Roadmap.바카라 사이트�
Crucially it sets out how we will go further and faster levelling up communities through 3 major new funding programmes as the government makes the biggest changes to the way we support local economic growth for a decade.
The Levelling up Fund, the UK Community Renewal Fund and the Community Ownership Fund will target바카라 사이트痮ver 拢5 billion of investment across the UK바카라 사이트痶o regenerate our town centres and high streets, improve local transport links, invest in local culture, and give communities the power to take over cherished local places that might otherwise be lost.
These investment programmes will also see the UK government driving investment to where it바카라 사이트檚 needed most across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.바카라 사이트�
A further 45 Town Deals have also been announced totalling over 拢1 billion, and 8 new Freeport areas will also create trade, jobs, investment and innovation across the country as part of the levelling up agenda.
Businesses are the backbone of our economy and바카라 사이트痵upporting them is central to the nation바카라 사이트檚 bounce back from the pandemic. As part of the announced 拢5 billion Restart Grants 바카라 사이트� the government will also be providing all English councils with an additional 拢425 million of discretionary grant funding, on top of the 拢1.6 billion already allocated. This will be available to all local authorities across England to bid into who can demonstrate they have local businesses in need.
This Budget is also outlining measures to support the most vulnerable in our society with 拢4 million funding for a pilot to provide specialist support to give vulnerable homeless women access to safe바카라 사이트痵paces. This funding comes on top of the 拢125 million for local authorities delivering the Domestic Abuse Bill바카라 사이트檚 new statutory duty to provide support to victims and their children within safe accommodation.
Further measures to help turn 바카라 사이트楪eneration Rent바카라 사이트� into 바카라 사이트楪eneration Buy바카라 사이트� have also been outlined with a new mortgage guarantee scheme and extension to the Stamp Duty cut going towards helping people realise the dream of owning their own home.
Secretary of State for Communities Robert Jenrick said:
Our priority is to support communities as they recover from the pandemic and to help the nation Build Back Better.바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트�
This is a Budget that delivers바카라 사이트痜or communities with바카라 사이트痬ulti-billion investment to help level up바카라 사이트痑ll areas of the UK바카라 사이트痓y supporting businesses, creating new jobs, helping increase home ownership and spreading opportunity. 바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트�
We are putting communities in control by making town centres and high streets ready for the future, investing in local public transport and giving a helping hand to local people to save much loved places from disappearing.
Further details on Budget measures
Further support for homeownership
The Chancellor has announced a new policy to support homeownership and change 바카라 사이트楪eneration Rent바카라 사이트� into 바카라 사이트楪eneration Buy바카라 사이트� with a government-backed mortgage guarantee scheme. First-time buyers and existing homeowners across the UK will have the chance to secure a바카라 사이트�95%바카라 사이트痬ortgage on homes of up to 拢600, 000 with just a 5% deposit. Read more details.
The government is also extending the Stamp Duty cut by another 3 months, helping more people to realise their dream of home ownership.
Levelling Up Fund바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트�
As part of his Budget speech, the Chancellor set out more details of the Levelling Up Fund which was announced during the Spending Review in November 2020.
The fund will available to바카라 사이트痗ommunities in all UK nations,바카라 사이트痺ith바카라 사이트痷p to 拢4.8 billion available바카라 사이트痜or local infrastructure across the UK.바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트�
It will be allocated competitively to be used to바카라 사이트痠nvest in local infrastructure that has a visible impact on people and their communities 바카라 사이트� including regenerating town centres and high streets, investing in local transport schemes, and upgrading local culture and heritage assets.
See more details on the bidding process.
UK Community Renewal Fund
The government has also launched the prospectus for the 拢220 million UK Community Renewal Fund.바카라 사이트疶his is a transition fund to the바카라 사이트疷K Shared Prosperity Fund and바카라 사이트痳eplaces the European Regional Development Funding.바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트�
The fund is an open competition and is바카라 사이트疷K wide so that people in every region and nation of the UK can benefit. It will run from 2021-22 and will accept applications from local authorities who want to pilot programmes that meet local challenges and local need in urban, rural and coastal areas across the UK.
To ensure that funding reaches바카라 사이트痯laces that need it most, 100바카라 사이트痯laces have been identified based on an index of economic resilience to receive capacity funding to help them co-ordinate their applications.
Find more information on how to bid.
Further details on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be announced later this year.
Community Ownership Fund바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트�
The government has launched a new 拢150 million Community Ownership Fund to help ensure that communities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can support and continue benefiting from the local facilities, community assets and amenities most important to them.
From summer 2021 community groups will be able to bid for up to 拢250,000 matched-funding to help them buy or take over local community assets at risk of being lost, to run as community-owned businesses. In exceptional cases, up to 拢1 million matched-funding will be available to help establish a community-owned sports club or help buy a sports grounds at risk of being lost without community intervention.바카라 사이트�
The Community Ownership Fund will help ensure that important parts of the social fabric, such as pubs, sports clubs, theatres and post office buildings, can continue to play a central role in towns and villages across the UK.
More on how to bid for funding will be announced shortly.
Towns Fund바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트�
The Towns Fund was set up to바카라 사이트痚nsure local areas can grow their economies, create and sustain local jobs whilst also carving out new opportunities to reshape the look and feel of their area.바카라 사이트�
It has been announced that 45 towns will receive바카라 사이트痷p to a 拢25 million share of over 拢1 billion as part of the Towns Fund. This바카라 사이트痬eans that over half of the 101 chosen areas have had their funding confirmed which will help them to build back better after the pandemic.
This funding round sees large urban areas such as Rochdale, Bolton, Milton Keynes and Preston receive offers, investments have also been made in rural and coastal areas such as Southport, Lowestoft, Skegness and Margate.
See further details on all the towns which will receive funding.
Freeports
The Chancellor has announced 8 Freeports from 8 regions in England. The successful bids are: East Midlands Airport, Felixstowe and Harwich, Humber, Liverpool City Region, Plymouth and South Devon, Solent, Thames and Teesside.
Freeports will be national hubs for international trade, innovation and commerce, regenerating communities across the UK; attracting new businesses, spreading jobs, investment and opportunity to towns and cities across the country.
Subject to agreeing their governance arrangements and successfully completing their business cases, these 8 Freeports바카라 사이트痺ill begin operations from late 2021.
Respite Rooms
The Budget has announced 拢4.2 million funding alongside 拢15 million to tackle violence against women and girls.
This funding comes on top of the 拢125 million for local authorities delivering the Domestic Abuse Bill바카라 사이트檚 new statutory duty to provide support to victims and their children within safe accommodation.
The new funding will pilot a programme to provide up to 132 new bed spaces for around 1,100 homeless and extremely vulnerable women a year, across London and 9 other areas and will build on the success of 바카라 사이트楾he Green Room바카라 사이트� in London.
These Respite Rooms will provide support for women who are affected by violence and abuse suffering multiple disadvantage in areas where the prevalence of rough sleeping is high. They will provide a safe, single gender space for a short period of time with intensive, trauma informed support to make choices and decisions around next steps for recovery.
The funding will address a gap for a particularly vulnerable group of women who have experienced violence and abuse and provide them with a safe space and access to specialist support.
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