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A Neighbourhood Health Service: Community sector reflections on the NHS 10 Year Plan

Locality members are seeing more people in crisis. Universal Credit no longer meets basic needs, the social security system should ensure everyone can afford the essentials they need to survive and live with dignity.

Disappointing to see the absence of funding for community ownership.

Locality was delighted to attend Good Finance Live, joining charity and social enterprise leaders to delve into what repayable finance really entails. Check out our takeaways and top tips.

New research: Investment and support are needed to make energy efficiency improvements to buildings owned by charities, social enterprises and community organisations, which are less energy efficiency than other buildings. Find out more about the research from Social Investment Business (SIB), and how Locality can help.

Since coming to power last July, the Labour government has made devolving power a core part of their agenda. At the time we warned about the real risk of devolution stopping at the sub-regional level, with more empowered Metro Mayors but no meaningful transformation at the neighbourhood level. However, the English Devolution White Paper made clear that “a new approach to communities” is a central part of the devolution story, with a commitment to legislate for a Community Right to Buy.

Whether it's fitting solar panels, selling second hand furniture, or community-wide climate action plans, community organisations are taking action on climate. We've set out to help them - here's what we've found.

How the government's new approach could help local community organisations bidding for contracts

A special congratulations to the 36 groups who benefitted from the Community Ownership Fund support programme.