UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Greater Manchester Update April 2022

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<p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is a new three-year domestic fund running from 2022/23. We want to take the opportunity to share what we know so far and will provide further updates on the GMCA website as more Government guidance becomes available. In February 2022, alongside the publication of the Government&rsquo;s Levelling Up White Paper, &ldquo;pre-launch&rdquo; guidance on the UKSPF was issued. The purpose of the UKSPF is to build pride in place and increase life chances across the UK. This will be achieved through three UKSPF priorities of: &bull; Communities and place &ndash; strengthening our social fabric and fostering a sense of local pride and belonging, and building resilient and safe neighbourhoods; &bull; Local business &ndash; creating jobs and boosting community cohesion, promoting networking and collaboration, and increasing private sector investment in growth-enhancing activities, and; &bull; People and skills &ndash; boosting core skills and supporting adults to progress in work, by targeting adults with no or low-level qualifications and skills in maths and upskilling the working population; supporting disadvantaged people to access the skills they need to progress in life and into work; supporting local areas to fund local skills needs and supplement local adult skills provision; and reducing levels of economic inactivity and moving those furthest from the labour market closer to employment.</p> Keywords: UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Greater Manchester, Communities & Place, People & Skills, Local Business