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Community Development: Expenditure

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 5 November 2025UIN 85786

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will set out the differences in (a) scope and (b) the terms and reference between the (a) Community Cohesion and Resilience Programme and (b) Community Recovery Fund in 2024-25; and if will list the local authorities that received funding from both in 2024-25.

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh

The scope and terms of reference of the Community Cohesion Resilience Programme was set out in my response to Parliamentary Question UIN 78216. Those for the Community Recovery Fund are set out on GOV.UK Community Recovery Fund: Guidance - GOV.UK including the Councils receiving the funding.

The Councils to receive funding through the Community Cohesion Resilience Fund were:

  • Birmingham City Council
  • Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
  • Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Brent London Borough
  • Burnley Borough Council
  • Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
  • City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
  • City of Doncaster Council
  • Coventry City Council
  • Derby City Council
  • Dover District Council
  • Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Ealing London Borough
  • Enfield London Borough
  • Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Haringey London Borough
  • Hillingdon London Borough
  • Hounslow London Borough
  • Hull City Council
  • Hyndburn Borough Council
  • Kirklees Council
  • Leeds City Council
  • Leicester City Council
  • Liverpool City Council
  • Luton Borough Council
  • Manchester City Council
  • Middlesbrough Council
  • Newcastle City Council
  • Newham London Borough
  • North Lincolnshire Council
  • Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Pendle Borough Council
  • Redbridge London Borough
  • Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Sheffield City Council
  • South Tyneside Council
  • Stoke-on-Trent City Council
  • Sunderland City Council
  • Tower Hamlets London Borough
  • Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Wolverhampton City Council

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