Government policies
New deal for communities
| Starting dates |
1998: first round of 17 areas announced 1999: 22 new areas invited to bid for funding 2000: implementation begins in the first round areas 2001: announced there will be no further rounds |
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| Key department | DCLG leads a cross-Whitehall initiative |
| Key delivery agency | Partnerships of local people, business, community & voluntary organisations and local authorities. RDAs also involved. |
| Budget/target/comment |
An initiative to tackle deprivation in selected areas. Aims to reduce poor job prospects, high levels of crime, educational underachievement and poor health. in 39 of the poorest neighbourhoods. Within this, there are a variety of targets including a reduction by a third between 2001 and 2004 in the number of households living in social housing that does not meet defined standards. Each initiative focuses on a small geographic area of up to 4,000 households, with a 10 year timeframe, funding of £20-50 million, and some local flexibility in how the money is spent. England only, with the devolved assemblies/parliaments having their own programmes. A budget of £800 million over 1999-2002, with a ten-year commitment of £2 billion. |