Who decides how Pride in Place funding is spent?

Each area sets up a Neighbourhood Board made up of residents, community organisations, local businesses and public sector partners. The Board agrees a 10-year vision and a rolling 4-year investment plan with its local authority, which acts as the accountable body for the money.

How do I find out if my area is part of Pride in Place?

Search the community directory on this site. It covers every named Pride in Place community across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with the local authority, programme phase, funding and links to published plans.

What do the 10-year vision and 4-year investment plan need to include?

Plans generally set out the neighbourhood's evidence base, the priorities agreed with residents, the interventions to be funded, governance and decision-making arrangements, and how progress will be measured over the ten years.

Are the resources on this hub free to use?

Yes. Every template, toolkit and checklist in the resource library is free for Neighbourhood Boards, local authorities and community organisations to download and adapt.

How can UrbanCat help my Neighbourhood Board?

UrbanCat offers three levels of practical support: a Neighbourhood Diagnostic to understand where you are today, a Neighbourhood Blueprint to build your 10-year vision and 4-year investment plan, and a Neighbourhood Delivery Partner role to support delivery over the decade.

Plain-English guide

What is the Pride in Place programme?

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Pride in Place is the UK Government's long-term neighbourhood regeneration programme. This guide explains what it is, which places are part of it, how the funding works and what each community has to do — in plain English.

284

Named communities

Up to £20m

Funding per area

10 years

Programme length

Find your Pride in Place community Read the full programme guide

The basics

What is Pride in Place?

Pride in Place is a neighbourhood regeneration programme run by the UK Government's Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). It gives selected neighbourhoods long-term, flexible funding — typically up to £20 million over ten years — to invest in the things local people say matter most.

Neighbourhood scale

Funding is targeted at a defined neighbourhood — a high street, estate or town centre — rather than a whole council area, so investment is visible in one place.

Long-term by design

A ten-year horizon lets areas plan beyond the usual single-year funding cycle and commit to things that take time to pay off.

Locally decided

A Neighbourhood Board of residents and local partners sets the priorities, with the council acting as accountable body for the money.

The official programme documents are published by government — read the Pride in Place collection on GOV.UK. This Resource Hub is an independent UrbanCat resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by MHCLG.

Who runs it

Who runs the Pride in Place programme?

Pride in Place is a UK Government programme led by MHCLG. Delivery is local: each named neighbourhood has its own Neighbourhood Board and an accountable body, usually the local authority, that holds and assures the funding.

National level

MHCLG sets the programme framework, publishes guidance, names the communities and receives reporting through accountable bodies.

Neighbourhood level

A Neighbourhood Board of residents and local partners sets priorities and agrees the plan. The local authority acts as accountable body, handling assurance and procurement.

Which areas

Which areas are part of Pride in Place?

Pride in Place covers named neighbourhoods across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — 284 communities in total. Each has its own profile, with the local authority, programme phase, funding and any published plan links.

Search the community directory See the list of named areas

You can filter communities by nation, programme phase and accountable body, or search by postcode to find the Pride in Place areas nearest you.

The money

How does Pride in Place funding work?

Each named area receives a headline allocation — commonly up to £20 million — profiled across ten years rather than paid as a single lump sum. The local authority holds the money as accountable body, and it is released against the plan the Board agrees.

Capital and revenue

Capital builds and repairs things — buildings, public realm, transport. Revenue pays for the people and programmes that keep them used. Both matter.

Released against the plan

Funding is tied to the 10-year vision and 4-year investment plan the Board agrees, not handed over up front. Progress and assurance determine the profile.

Read the full funding breakdown

Governance

Who decides how Pride in Place money is spent?

Decisions sit with the Neighbourhood Board — a local body meant to be led by the people who live in the neighbourhood, not the council alone. The Board agrees the priorities and the plan; the accountable body handles the money.

Residents

People who live in the neighbourhood, recruited so the Board reflects the area.

Community organisations

Groups already delivering on the ground — youth, faith, tenants', food projects.

Local businesses

High street traders and larger employers with a stake in the local economy.

Public sector partners

The local authority as accountable body, plus police, health and housing providers.

The deliverable

What does each Pride in Place area have to produce?

Every area agrees a 10-year vision and a rolling 4-year investment plan with its accountable body. The plan is what the funding is released against, so it needs to be specific.

1
Evidence base
What the data and residents say about the neighbourhood: deprivation, health, safety, footfall, empty units, transport.
2
Agreed priorities
A small number of themes the community has genuinely chosen, not a wish list of every possible project.
3
Interventions
The specific things the money will fund, sequenced across the ten years with early wins and longer builds.
4
Governance
How the Board makes decisions, manages conflicts of interest and works with the accountable body.
5
Measurement
The outcomes you will track, the baseline you are starting from and how you will report progress.

Read the full Plan explainer Walk the 10-year vision journey Prepare the 4-year investment plan

Timeline

How long does Pride in Place last?

Pride in Place is a ten-year programme. Areas are named over different cohorts, so not every neighbourhood starts at the same time. Within that decade, each Board agrees a 10-year vision and submits a rolling 4-year investment plan.

Official information

Exact submission dates vary by cohort and nation. Check the programme deadlines and confirm your own dates with your accountable body.

Get involved

How do I get involved in Pride in Place?

If you live, work or volunteer in a named neighbourhood, the quickest way in is to find your community and see where its Board is up to. You can also use the free resources on this hub to understand the programme and prepare.

Find your area

Look up your neighbourhood and check its programme phase, Board and published plan links.

Search the directory

Use the resources

Free templates, toolkits and checklists for evidence, engagement, governance and measurement.

Browse resources

Learn from others

Real plans, practical ideas and lessons learned from Pride in Place communities.

Read case studies

FAQs

Pride in Place questions and answers

What is the Pride in Place programme?: Pride in Place is a UK Government neighbourhood regeneration programme that gives selected communities long-term funding, typically up to £20 million over ten years, to invest in local priorities such as high streets, community spaces, safety and transport.
Who decides how Pride in Place funding is spent?: Each area sets up a Neighbourhood Board made up of residents, community organisations, local businesses and public sector partners. The Board agrees a 10-year vision and a rolling 4-year investment plan with its local authority, which acts as the accountable body for the money.
How do I find out if my area is part of Pride in Place?: Search the community directory on this site. It covers every named Pride in Place community across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with the local authority, programme phase, funding and links to published plans.
What do the 10-year vision and 4-year investment plan need to include?: Plans generally set out the neighbourhood's evidence base, the priorities agreed with residents, the interventions to be funded, governance and decision-making arrangements, and how progress will be measured over the ten years.
Are the resources on this hub free to use?: Yes. Every template, toolkit and checklist in the resource library is free for Neighbourhood Boards, local authorities and community organisations to download and adapt.
How can UrbanCat help my Neighbourhood Board?: UrbanCat offers three levels of practical support: a Neighbourhood Diagnostic to understand where you are today, a Neighbourhood Blueprint to build your 10-year vision and 4-year investment plan, and a Neighbourhood Delivery Partner role to support delivery over the decade.