Overview

• The programme covers 339 neighbourhoods, with 169 areas getting £2 million a year for ten years, 95 areas receiving an immediate £1.5 million, and a previously announced 75 areas accounting for £1.5 billion.
• New tools include a Community Right to Buy, strengthened compulsory purchase powers and the ability for councils to block new betting shops, vape stores and so‑called fake barbers.
• Funding decisions will be overseen by neighbourhood boards, and central government approval will depend on evidence that residents and local groups have shaped priorities.
• Delivery spans England, Scotland and Wales with corresponding funding for Northern Ireland, and officials will work with devolved governments on nation‑specific schemes.
• Detailed lists of beneficiary areas have been published, with the North East allocated £269 million, and the plans have drawn support from councils and public health groups backing curbs on clustered ‘unhealthy amenities’.