Council development projects face a “cliff edge” if the government does not renew a multibillion-pound fund before it abruptly ends next year, the sector has warned.
The government will fail to eradicate regional inequalities across the UK without providing additional support to more deprived areas and ending competitive bidding pots, urban council leaders have...
Delays in allocating post-European Union funding to Northern Irish departments have had “serious consequences” for organisations reliant on the funding, senior civil servants have warned.
The Scottish Government should be given the resources and powers to dictate how levelling up and post-Brexit development funding is allocated, a senior minister has said.
More populated areas in Wales will receive less money from the UK’s post-Brexit development fund per person than sparsely populated areas due to an allocation formula a leading figure at the...
An East Anglian council has claimed the government “short-changed” the authority with the level of support promised through its post-Brexit development fund, meaning “careful planning” is needed to...
The government’s allocation of a post-Brexit funding pot was a missed opportunity to reform economic development allocations, with many regions receiving cuts, according to experts.
Regions across England could see a shortfall amounting to tens of millions of pounds compared to the European Union structural funding it replaces, according to reports.
Rishi Sunak has insisted the government is “exceeding” its promise to fully replace European Union funding after a parliamentary committee said a flagship development fund falls short of the money...
UK councils will have an additional three months to deliver projects from a post-Brexit funding pot, after the government yesterday announced the delayed allocations.
Experts are sceptical that £2.6bn announced in the 2021 Autumn Budget and Spending Review to replace European Union support will be enough to meet previous sums.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be allocated by central government ministers, bypassing devolved administrations, according to Treasury chief secretary Steve Barclay.
A lack of clarity over who will direct place-investment through the proposed replacement for EU structural funding could cloud our hopes of economic recovery, argues Joe Fyans.
The government has announced it is to allocate £220m of pilot funding to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund next year, to help local areas prepare for the full launch of the fund.
The ongoing pandemic disruption combined with Brexit could overwhelm local authorities and devolved administrations, according to the Institute for Government.
The economic disruption caused by Covid-19 and Brexit could complicate the government’s “levelling up” agenda, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Growth and local investment is at risk if the government does not provide details of replacement EU funds for communities, council leaders have warned.
One hundred chief executives have written to Boris Johnson to call on him to create a “world-leading” fund to replace money that currently comes from the EU to help local areas grow.
