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UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Commons · Question 115914 · Tabled 25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 3 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Claire Young

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility criteria of the Shared Prosperity Fund to include extracurricular and volunteering organisations

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 3 Mar 2026

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) has a light-touch delegated delivery model, empowering lead local authorities to make decisions on how funding is allocated in their area, including setting their own eligibility criteria.Volunteering activities and o...