§ Vera BairdTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what criteria were used to allocate the recent Neighbourhood Renewal Fund monies to local authorities with high levels of deprivation. [131221]
§ Yvette CooperThe residual Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (NRF) resources of £175 million will be allocated to 26 of the existing 88 local authority areas currently receiving NRF resources. These 26 areas have been 277W selected because they are ranked in the lowest 10 areas against two or more indicators that act as a proxy for the achievement of key national floor targets, i.e. they have the furthest distance to travel in order to meet these floor targets. The eligible areas are listed as follows with their allocations for 2004–05 and 2005–06.
Allocations of residual neighbourhood renewal fund (NRF) resources for 2004–05 and 2005–06
£ Current NRF recipients also eligible for residual NRF
2004–05 Allocation
2005–06 Allocation
Bolsover 417,624 1,044,060 Bristol, City of 1,013,689 2,534,224 Camden 1,199,468 2,998,670 Derwentside 421,456 1,053,639 Easington 1,260,484 3,151,209 Greenwich 1,103,589 2,758,972 Hackney 3,345,184 8,362,959 Halton 1,116,940 2,792,350 Haringey 1,516,814 3,792,035 Hartlepool 892,071 2,230,177 Islington 1,782,715 4,456,788 Kingston upon Hull, City of 2,134,495 5,336,238 Knowsley 2,101,419 5,253,547 Lambeth 688,542 1,721,356 Liverpool 5,724,205 14,310,513 Manchester 5,855,669 14,639,173 Middlesbrough 1,492,501 3,731,252 Newham 3,790,592 9,476,480 Nottingham 2,628,822 6,572,056 Salford 1,546,952 3,867,381 Sandwell 2,288,967 5,722,418 South Tyneside 1,530,285 3,825,713 Southwark 2,249,671 5,624,176 Tower Hamlets 3,020,552 7,551,380 Wansbeck 392,176 980,441 Wear Valley 485,117 1,212,793 Total 50,000,000 125,000,000
Project 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Single Regeneration Budget 8,424 12,786 15,480 12,692 13,500 2,271 848 Community Empowerment Fund 0 0 0 0 261 261 261 Community Chest 0 0 0 0 332 499 917 Community Learning Chest 0 0 0 0 0 133 199 Neighbourhood Renewal Fund 0 0 0 0 10,100 15,100 20,134 Neighbourhood Wardens 0 0 0 57 127 457 451 Estates Renewal Challenge Fund 3,800 7,78 23,828 17,960 0 0 0 ERDF 42,502 31,396 65,406 0 24,080 29,678 0 New Deal for Communities 0 50 200 1,062 4,171 5,668 5,014 Housing Action Trust 20,800 25,000 21,500 17,800 20,600 33,310 33,150 Note:
European Regional Development Fund, the funding allocation is calculated by calendar year, figures for 2003–04 are not available.
Liverpool has also benefited during this period from City Challenge as well as the Estate Action and Merseyside Development Corporation programmes. It has not been possible to obtain information for these programmes in the available time.