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<p>At Budget 2021, the UK Government published a prospectus for the UK Community Renewal
Fund: an additional £220m funding for 2021/22 to help local areas prepare for the
launch of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in 2022.</p><p>The UK Community Renewal Fund
aims to support people and communities most in need across the UK to pilot programmes
and new approaches. It will invest in skills, community and place, local business,
and supporting people into employment.</p><p>As set out in the prospectus published
on 3 March, we have identified 100 priority places based on an index of economic resilience
across Great Britain which measures productivity, household income, unemployment,
skills and population density.</p><p>We are committed to transparency and have published
a methodological note on the index used for the Fund: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-community-renewal-fund-prospectus"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-community-renewal-fund-prospectus</a>.</p>
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