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£1.5bn for councils and communities to boost employment

Published: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:30:00

Local Government Minister John Healey today (6 December) announced that 66 local and 21 transitional authorities will receive a share of a new £1.5bn fund as part of the Government's drive to turn around long term unemployment in our most disadvantaged communities. This forms part of the almost £9bn funding boost for local government announced today (6 December 2007).

This Working Neighbourhoods Fund is a new dedicated fund for local councils and communities to develop more concentrated, concerted, community-led approaches to getting people in the most deprived areas of England back to work. It replaces the existing Neighbourhood Renewal Fund and incorporates the Department of Work and Pensions Deprived Areas Fund (DAF) to create a single local fund.
To read more visit the Communities website.


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