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UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Asked by Sammy WilsonDemocratic Unionist PartyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 9 March 2026UIN 116458

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much under-spending was identified in the first two years of the Shared Prosperity Fund and was any of this under-spending used to support funding in the third year.

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh

In the first two years of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), covering the financial years 2022–23 and 2023–24, the total core UKSPF allocation was £762,669,654. Of this total allocation, £174,447,409 remained unspent at the end of 2023-24 and this amount was carried forward to support UKSPF delivery in 2024-25.

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