Overview

• The programme delivers record funding across England, Scotland and Wales, with corresponding support for Northern Ireland to be set out.
• Councils gain authority to block new betting shops, vape stores and so‑called fake barbers, alongside expanded powers to seize derelict sites and support community takeovers.
• Local Pride in Place Boards will oversee spending, and projects will only be approved where there is clear evidence of engagement with community groups.
• Officials describe the plan as the largest shift of power from Whitehall to neighbourhoods under the government’s Plan for Change, drawing on ICON’s analysis of 613 high‑need areas.
• Reporting indicates target neighbourhoods could receive tens of millions of pounds over a decade, with many expected in post‑industrial and coastal towns, and the full list of places and amounts is due Thursday.