Working Neighbourhoods Fund
Communities and Local Government
Written answers and statements, 4 November 2009
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley, Liberal Democrat)
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what funding his Department expects to make available to local authorities in England from the Working Neighbourhoods Fund in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12.
Rosie Winterton (Minister of State (Yorkshire and the Humber), Department for Communities and Local Government; Doncaster Central, Labour)
The Working Neighbourhoods Fund is paid through Area Based Grant, indicative announcements have been made for the 2008-09 to 2010-11 spending period. £507,800,000 has been allocated for 2009-10, and the indicative settlement for 2010-11 is £507,900,000. We expect to confirm what funding is available for 2010-11 in December, alongside the Local Government Finance Settlement. No decision has been made about Working Neighbourhoods Fund beyond 2010-11.