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<p>The Regional Growth Fund has supported eight Local Enterprise Partnership-led (LEP)
programmes in Yorkshire and Humber, 4 each in Rounds 3 and 5, with allocations totalling
£95 million. So far £23.8 million has been paid to small and medium-sized enterprises
which has achieved 987 jobs and £66.9 million in private sector leverage.</p><p> </p><p>The
Yorkshire and Humber LEPs have also received a total of £72.9 million from the Growing
Places Fund to support infrastructure projects resulting in the creation of jobs,
housing, commercial floorspace and businesses. Thus far, the LEPs have allocated this
to 34 projects which will lead to the creation of 25,500 jobs, 4,900 housing units,
1.5 million sqm commercial floorspace, and 320 businesses.</p>
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