HC Deb 15 October 2003 vol 411 cc276-7W
Vera Baird

To 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 Cooper

The 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 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.