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16/09/2003
£175m ploughed into deprived communities
A further £175 million has been allocated to assist in "revitalising" the most deprived neighbourhoods, Minister for Regeneration Jeff Rooker has said.
The Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (NRF) money will be targeted on 26 local authority areas facing the greatest challenge to turning around long-term multiple deprivation. The £175 million is the final part of the £975 million settlement from the 2002 Spending Review. The first £800 million distribution was announced in April 2003.
Jeff Rooker, speaking at the Local Government Association and Neighbourhood Renewal Unit's National Conference 'Mainstreaming Neighbourhood Renewal', on today's allocation of NRF, said: "Already, we are turning around years of neglect that have blighted our most deprived communities. From Liverpool to Lambeth neighbourhoods are benefiting from work to improve people's quality of life, to create places where people want to live, not leave.
"Importantly, we are succeeding through empowering people to drive forward the revitalisation of their communities. And the difference is clear to see, whether it's safer streets, more jobs, or a cleaner environment."
The NRF was set up in 2001 to help local authorities and their partners to improve services and initiate regeneration in some of England's most deprived areas.
People living in deprived areas are already seeing the benefits of £900 million of NRF spending from 2001/02 to 2003/04, and in April this year the government announced a further £800 million for the existing 88 NRF areas in 2004/05 and 2005/06.
The £175 million is the final part of the NRF's £975 million Spending Review 2002 settlement. This brings the total figure allocated by the NRF between 2001 and 2006 to £1.875 billion.
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The Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (NRF) money will be targeted on 26 local authority areas facing the greatest challenge to turning around long-term multiple deprivation. The £175 million is the final part of the £975 million settlement from the 2002 Spending Review. The first £800 million distribution was announced in April 2003.
Jeff Rooker, speaking at the Local Government Association and Neighbourhood Renewal Unit's National Conference 'Mainstreaming Neighbourhood Renewal', on today's allocation of NRF, said: "Already, we are turning around years of neglect that have blighted our most deprived communities. From Liverpool to Lambeth neighbourhoods are benefiting from work to improve people's quality of life, to create places where people want to live, not leave.
"Importantly, we are succeeding through empowering people to drive forward the revitalisation of their communities. And the difference is clear to see, whether it's safer streets, more jobs, or a cleaner environment."
The NRF was set up in 2001 to help local authorities and their partners to improve services and initiate regeneration in some of England's most deprived areas.
People living in deprived areas are already seeing the benefits of £900 million of NRF spending from 2001/02 to 2003/04, and in April this year the government announced a further £800 million for the existing 88 NRF areas in 2004/05 and 2005/06.
The £175 million is the final part of the NRF's £975 million Spending Review 2002 settlement. This brings the total figure allocated by the NRF between 2001 and 2006 to £1.875 billion.
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