Working Neighbourhoods Fund Scoping Study
Working Neighbourhoods Fund Scoping Study
The Working Neighbourhoods Fund (WNF) was established by Communities and Local Government and the Department for Work and Pensions in 2008. It replaced the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund and the DWP Deprived Areas Fund in allocating to 65 local authorities to help them and their partners tackle concentrations of worklessness.
We are members of a team led by the Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, alongside Cambridge Econometrics and the University's Centre for Housing and Planning Research. The scoping study to provide a baseline and interim evaluation consists of three parts: (a) a top line analysis of current conditions in WNF areas; (b) an early assessment of how strategies and approaches to tackle worklessness are being developed in WNF areas; and (c) recommendations for future evaluation of WNF. The research has involved a literature review, an online survey of all WNF areas, and depth interviews in 20.
We are members of a team led by the Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, alongside Cambridge Econometrics and the University's Centre for Housing and Planning Research. The scoping study to provide a baseline and interim evaluation consists of three parts: (a) a top line analysis of current conditions in WNF areas; (b) an early assessment of how strategies and approaches to tackle worklessness are being developed in WNF areas; and (c) recommendations for future evaluation of WNF. The research has involved a literature review, an online survey of all WNF areas, and depth interviews in 20.