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Work in progress: Levelling up perspectives from the community to the national level

People in high vis and face masks measuring a window at a construction site.
A new report on 'levelling up' from Power to Change reveals that some progress has been made for communities, but there is little impact being made, leading to public pessimism.

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A year on from the publication of the Levelling Up White Paper, this report reviews the progress of the levelling up agenda from the perspective of communities and community businesses, and nationally. It includes insight from new interviews with community business leaders and new public polling. The report concludes by making recommendations for policymakers, based on our analysis of progress in four key areas: levelling up funding; devolution and community power; high streets and pride in place; and community ownership.

Our learnings from this report