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"> Centre for Place has explored the early challenges facing the Government's Pride in Place programme, highlighting the importance of building community capacity alongside devolving funding.
The report, 'Whose neighbourhood? Early challenges in delivering Pride in Place' (published September 2026), is the first to examine how the £5.8 billion, 10-year programme is being implemented across 284 neighbourhoods in the UK. Each neighbourhood can receive up to £20 million in funding and support, with local people intended to play a leading role in deciding how investment is used.
A formal dinner in the House of Commons followed the report's publication to ensure its findings were shared, debated and understood. Speakers included Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport; Jim McMahon, Minister for Local Government, Devolution and Growth; and Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
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