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<p>The original London Challenge included a number of funding streams in addition
to “in kind” contributions. As a result, there is no single figure for the overall
budget allocation.</p><p> </p><p>The independent evaluation of the City Challenge,
which grew out of the London Challenge, stated that the total funding for London was
£80 million[1].</p><p> </p><p>More recently, in the March 2016 budget, the Government
committed to investing £20 million a year of new funding for the Northern Powerhouse
Schools Strategy[2].</p><p>The Department will continue to work with schools across
all parts of the country to ensure all children receive a high quality education.</p><p>
</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/184093/DFE-RR215.pdf"
target="_blank"> Evaluation of City Challenge Programme</a> - Page 3</p><p>[2] Budget
2016 - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2016-documents/budget-2016"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2016-documents/budget-2016</a></p>
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