The UK Government’s manifesto pledge to “level up” deprived parts of the UK is failing, according to a new report.
The UK Parliament’s cross-party Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee has said the aim to level up the country risks failure unless the Government can provide the long-term substantive funding necessary to help local councils to deliver economic growth for their communities.
Levelling up was a key part of Boris Johnson’s 2019 election manifesto. However the committee's report is critical of the funding, delivery, allocation and funding methods and the competitive bidding processes involved in levelling up funds. The report finds that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has limited strategic oversight and has failed to coordinate these funds across departments.
