Reaching Communities Buildings fund, changes to criteria

Update from the Big Lottery Fund Yorkshire & Humber team:

"Immediate changes to Reaching Communities Buildings

We have reviewed the buildings strand of our Reaching Communities programme and have made some small immediate changes to the eligibility criteria.

With immediate effect we have:

1. Introduced IMD 2010 data on top of IMD 2007 data

2. Increased the urban percentage from 15 per cent to 20 per cent

The eligibility checker has been updated to incorporate IMD 2010 data and now includes the following eligible areas:

• The most deprived 20 per cent of LSOAs categorised as urban
• The most deprived 20 per cent of LSOAs categorised as rural (town and fringe)
• The most deprived 50 per cent of LSOAs categorised as rural (villages/hamlets/isolated dwellings)

We have also introduced a process which offers some more flexibility around the eligibility criteria. This means we may now make an exception for projects that are based near an eligible area and which primarily serve beneficiaries in that area.

Maps of eligible areas will be added shortly."

More information and Frequently Asked Questions about these changes can be found on the Big Lottery Fund website.  

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