The Working Neighbourhoods Fund is a new dedicated fund to develop more concentrated, concerted approaches to getting people in the most deprived areas of England back to work.  It replaces the Neighbourhoods Renewal Fund and incorporates the Department of Work and Pensions Deprived Areas Fund to create a single local fund.

Government wants all communities to share in rising prosperity and is determined to break the cycle of worklessness and a lack of economic growth in certain areas.  It is part of the radical restructuring of the government's approach to regenerating some of the country's most deprived areas.

The Working Neighbourhoods Strategy sets out the proposed Sunderland framework for delivering these objectives.

The schedule for the Development/Appraisal/Decision Process for Working Neighbourhoods Fund - 2008/09 (20kb) is available here.

The Working Neighbourhoods Fund Application Forms are available here.

Working Neighbourhoods Strategy Board meet every 6 weeks.  The board oversees the delivery of the Working Neighbourhoods Strategy, ensuring the maximisation of resources to ensure outcomes are achieved for Sunderland.  The membership of the board is available here (15kb) and the dates when the WNS Board are due to meet this year are available here (10kb).

If you have any queries regarding the Working Neighbourhoods Fund/Strategy, firstly please check our frequently asked questions page, otherwise please contact:

LATEST NEWS

Management Information Manager Post - added 17/06/09

This position has been appointed.

Working Neighbourhoods Fund Approval Panel - added 17/06/09

The WNF Approval Panels have been arranged up until March 10.

Assisting People into Work:  Specialist Provision - added 17/06/09

1 further project has been approved for Assisting People into Work:  Specialist Provision, it is:

Sunderland i2i Coaching Academy - Inspire 2 Independence (Training) Ltd

Taking the total to 10.

Archived news items are available here.