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Pride in Place Programme

Asked by Rachael MaskellLabour (Co-op)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 27 May 2026UIN 2080

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria will be used to allocate future Pride in Place grants; and if he will use the lower tier indices of deprivation to provide support to communities.

Answered by Nesil Caliskan

Our £5.8 billion Pride in Place programme is supporting 284 communities across the UK with up to £20 million in funding to address the local issues that matter most to them. The neighbourhoods have been selected using a robust methodology which identified those affected by a combination of material deprivation and low social capital. We will keep our methodologies under review for any future funding schemes.

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