North Lanarkshire Council’s allocation from UK Shared Prosperity Fund drops by £2 million

dailyrecord.co.uk:

North Lanarkshire Council’s allocation from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund has dropped by more than £2 million.In her autumn budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the overall funding would be reduced by 40 per cent to £900 million, and this has seen the local allocation fall from £8.1 million last year to just over £6 million.As councillors discussed the new allocation, Councillor Gary Robinson (SNP, Coatbridge West) described the change as “hugely disappointing”, before being advised that it was not expected to result in job losses as council officers had underwritten posts which could be affected.Councillor Robinson added that details of a replacement programme were expected to be announced in Spring but there were no guarantees.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android “We have a regional development programme that has been in place for a number of years, that replaced the European Regional Development Funds but we don’t know what’s going to be happening in the future.”Council officers assured Cllr Robinson that the UK government continues to indicate that an announcement will be made in the spring, and that various possible scenarios were being planned for.Councillor Michael McPake (Labour, Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn) said that the Glasgow City Region, a group of eight councils including