SOME of Burnley poorest neighbourhoods are set to receive the second cash boost in a three-year scheme after the borough was named among the most deprived in the country.
Trinity, Barclay, Daneshouse and Bank Hall will benefit from the second part of a cash windfall of more than £2million from the Government's Neighbourhood Renewal Fund.
The borough was earmarked for a cash boost from the Department of Transport Local Government and Regions' (DTLR) after being included among the 88 most deprived boroughs in England.
Pendle, Blackburn with Darwen and Hyndburn have all received similar awards.
Under the scheme the country's most deprived areas are allocated cash grants based on need.
That need is assessed through a series of factors which include housing, employment, incomes and child poverty.
The same indicators are used to assess a borough's most deprived areas.
The areas highlighted in Burnley were Trinity, Barclay, Daneshouse and the Bank Hall wards.
The awards are issued over a three-year period and are being distributed to various organisations and community projects.
The fund has been set up to look at ways of improving the delivery of services from public, private and voluntary sectors.
Development manager for Burnley Borough Council Lea Fothergill said most of the money had been allocated to different services for the three years.
She said: "We have had a whole host of requests for the money and we have made key proposals in the most deprived areas of Burnley for the money.
"There is a number of projects that have been earmarked which we are in the process of setting up. These include a dentist and nurse practitioner, a community development worker, a burglary reduction initiative and a skateboard facility for the youngsters.
"This started last year and we have to consider very carefully which services would be able to be maintained after the three years funding has run out.
"We are hoping that we can help get these areas out of the depravation zone."
Burnley's share is £2.86million while Pendle will receive £4.4million, Blackburn with Darwen £9.75million and Hyndburn £2.91million.
Organisations submitted bids to each council, outlining why and how they would improve service delivery.
The aim of Neighbourhood Renewal Funds is to tackle depravation focusing on the targets of education, unemployment, crime, health and housing.
In order for a bid to be successful it must demonstrate its ability to impact on one of the targets.
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