Over £250 million to tackle crime, stimulate educational achievement and boost job opportunities in England's most deprived communities has been announced by Communities Minister Baroness Andrews.
The minister confirmed that over £186 million will be invested in the 39 New Deal for Communities (NDCs) programmes for 2009-10, and that a further £70 million is expected for 2010-11, bringing the total for NDCs over its ten year lifespan to over £2 billion.
In the last decade NDCs have made a real difference to communities, helping bring burglary down by 30 per cent, and boosting GCSE results by over 10 per cent.
As sixteen of the programmes draw to a close, other organisations including councils have committed to continuing their legacy - including helping people get involved in local decisions and securing buildings for community use.
Communities Minister Baroness Andrews said: 'The New Deal for Communities Programme has played a vital role in improving the lives and prospects of people living in some of our most deprived communities across England, from Plymouth to Newcastle, for almost a decade. "This additional £250 million will help the 39 NDC partnerships continue their excellent work as they invest in the future of their area, and leave a valuable and long lasting legacy.'
The money is broken down as follows:
| NDC | Allocations for 2009-10 £ |
Indicative Allocations for 2010-11 £ |
| Norwich (North Earlham & Marlpit) | 254,890 | - |
| Luton (Marsh Farm) | 8,008,948 | 4,932,095 |
| Leicester (Braunstone) | 2,079,112 | - |
| Nottingham (Radford & Hyson Green) | 3,295,095 | - |
| Derby (Derwent) | 2,430,000 | 2,341,000 |
| Newham (West Ham & Plaistow) | 1,650,452 | - |
| Tower Hamlets (Ocean Estate) | 12,316,748 | 5,000,000 |
| Southwark (Aylesbury Estate) | 14,551,867 | - |
| Hackney (Shoreditch) | 3,861,856 | - |
| Brent (South Kilburn) | 3,748,000 | 3,641,620 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham (North Fulham) | 4,035,335 | 2,478,449 |
| Haringey (Seven Sisters) | 1,557,000 | 275,000 |
| Islington (EC1) | 6,777,000 | 7,410,000 |
| Lambeth (Clapham Park) | 1,768,701 | 1,254,840 |
| Lewisham (New Cross Gate) | 3,280,939 | 1,387,662 |
| Newcastle (West Gate) | 6,388,522 | - |
| Middlesbrough (West) | 1,050,000 | - |
| Hartlepool (West Central Hartlepool) | 2,700,000 | 1,188,000 |
| Sunderland (East End and Hendon) | 6,148,000 | 3,725,000 |
| Liverpool (Kensington) | 6,086,000 | - |
| Manchester (Beswick & Openshaw) | 2,195,000 | - |
| Oldham (Hathershaw & Fitton Hill) | 3,909,000 | 1,701,528 |
| Rochdale (Old Heywood) | 7,452,000 | 2,861,000 |
| Salford (Charlestown & Lower Kersal) | 6,707,000 | 2,146,000 |
| Knowsley (North Huyton) | 3,934,000 | 1,336,000 |
| Brighton (East Brighton) | 73,000 | - |
| Southampton (Thornhill) | 4,651,206 | 3,286,794 |
| Bristol (Barton Hill) | 1,360,587 | - |
| Plymouth (Devonport) | 7,621,000 | 3,643,000 |
| Birmingham (Kings Norton) | 13,712,451 | - |
| Sandwell (Greets Green) | 5,317,000 | - |
| Birmingham (Aston) | 8,500,000 | 6,477,000 |
| Coventry (Wood End, Henly Green, Manor Farm | 4,022,000 | 2,724,000 |
| Walsall (Bloxwich East & Leamore) | 5,708,000 | 2,008,000 |
| Wolverhampton (All Saints & Blakenhall) | 7,800,000 | 6,221,000 |
| Hull (Preston Road) | 1,493,220 | - |
| Bradford (Little Horton) | 40,000 | - |
| Doncaster (Doncaster Central) | 9,278,000 | 4,227,000 |
| Sheffield (Burngreave) | 431,700 | 85,100 |
