Power to Change commissioned Kantar to conduct a ‘hyperlocal’ version of the Community Life Survey, focused on six places in England participating in the Empowering Places programme. This blog outlines some initial findings on the relative impact of our work in each area.
£2.5bn of levelling up funding stuck in limbo, public demand significant change in approach
New analysis from think-do tank Power to Change identifies 20% of total levelling up funding that is stuck in limbo. This comes alongside fresh polling by More in Common showing public appetite for significant changes in how regeneration funding is delivered in the short and long term.
Why the time has come for a High Street Property Holding Vehicle
As the government explores new tools to revive high streets, one essential idea is still missing: a fast, agile way for communities to secure the buildings that shape their town centres. Nick Plumb sets out why now is the moment for a High Street Property Holding Vehicle: a mechanism to intervene in a broken market, give communities a fair chance to reclaim vacant assets, and help create the vibrant, mixed use civic high streets our towns deserve.
