The proceeds of the National Lottery support the arts, heritage, sport, charities and third sector groups as well as supporting projects concerned with health, education and the environment. The National Lottery's policy and financial frameworks are set by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport which ensures that the lottery is run properly, maximising the amount of money available for good causes.Further information»  National Lottery To date, over 280,000 grants have been awarded from The National Lottery, totalling over £20 billion and benefiting all sorts of people and organisations across the UK. A large proportion of funding has been distributed within the regeneration sector, particularly with regard to the Millennium projects across UK cities. Information about grants awarded and case studies of projects can be found at Good Causes...Great Effects.

Government departments now have minimum targets to meet on tackling deprivation in Neighbourhood Renewal Fund areas, which means that they will be judged on improvements in the areas where they are doing worst, rather than averages. These targets cover health, education, employment, crime, housing and the physical environment.

This is a Government initiative aimed at narrowing the gap between the most deprived neighbourhoods and the rest of the country on education, jobs, crime, health, liveability and housing. Managed within central government by the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit.Further information» National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal The National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal is one of the most important regeneration documents of the current government. It follows on from the 18 Policy Action Team Reports of the late 1990s to provide a solid commitment to tackling joined-up issues in the most deprived neighbourhoods.  The National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal is currently being evaluated. A scoping study for the evaluation is available.

Concept that some localities have a natural size, shape and social mix that makes them more socially and culturally cohesive than non-natural neighbourhoods. Commonly used in neighbourhood management as a means of identifying suitable neighbourhood scale for Local Area Plans.

Coordinated by the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit, this programme encourages stakeholders in local areas to work with service providers to help improve the quality of services delivered in deprived neighbourhoods.Further informationThe Neighbourhood Management Programme has been a key driver of improving relations and partnership between communities and stakeholders and service providers in some of the most deprived neighbourhoods in England. The programme was a pilot with 20 pilots announced in 2001, with a further 15 developed in 2003. The principles of this pilot process have shaped neighbourhood management activities in neighbourhoods and areas across England. Information about each pilot and an evaluation of the Neighbourhood Management programme.» Neighbourhood Renewal Unit

Government programme to narrow the gap between rich and poor communities involving physical, economic and social recovery of deprived areas. Most recently reflected in the National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal.

The Neighbourhood Renewal Fund will cease to exist from 31 March 2008 and will be replaced from June 2008 by the Working Neighbourhoods Fund (WNF).The NRF was focused upon providing joined-up projects in neighbourhoods in the 86 most deprived local authorities in England (based upon the Indices of Deprivation). The WNF has a narrower remit and is focused upon tackling issues of worklessness and low skills in the most deprived neighbourhoods.Further information The allocations for the Working Neighbourhoods Fund for 2008/09, 2009/10 and 2010/11 were announced in the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review. These allocations were accompanied with Working Neighbourhood Fund Guidance explaining the fund and the types of activities local authorities and their partners should be looking to implement.» Neighbourhood Renewal Fund

The NRU, until 2007, was responsible for overseeing the Government's National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal. It aims to harness the hundreds of billions of pounds spent by key government departments rather than relying on one-off regeneration spending. A range of different programmes have been established to determine local needs and to pilot new ways to fight deprivation in the poorest, most deprived communities.Further information» Neighbourhood Renewal Unit www.renewal.net is an online guide to what works in Neighbourhood Renewal. It provides examples of good practice from across England for each of the themes of the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit.  

A Neighbourhood warden provides a uniformed, semi-official presence in a residential area with the aim of improving quality of life. Wardens can promote community safety, assist with environmental improvements and housing management and also contribute to community planning. Neighbourhood warden schemes are delivered by local authorities, regeneration schemes and increasingly by third-sector organisations.Further informationNeighbourhood wardens have a remit to support residents in tackling real issues in communities relating predominantly to crime and grime. An example of an effective neighbourhood warden scheme run by the third sector is that of the Goodwin Development Trust in Hull.»  Neighbourhood Renewal Unit

A key part of the Government's Employment for All strategy which aims to get 80% of working age people into employment. The New Deal gives people seeking employment the help and support they need to look for work, including training and job preparation. It is made up from several strands including the New Deal for Disabled People, the New Deal for Young People, and the New Deal for Over 50's.Further information Information on each strand can be found on the Job Centre Plus website.  The New Deal Programme is a key strand of the Government's Employment for All Strategy (pdf) which was published in 2005.    Published in January 2008, Transforming Britain's labour market - 10 years of the New Deal (pdf) sets out the background to the New Deal initiative, considers its successes and sets out how it should develop in the future.

A partnership-based Government regeneration scheme designed to tackle the causes of multiple deprivation at a neighbourhood level, in 39 areas across England. It will run for ten years until 2008/09.Further informationA list of the 39 NDC areas can be found on the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit website. Each NDC has varying remits dependent upon the issues facing their area. Some are more focused upon jobs and skills, whilst others are focused upon liveability and the physical environment. Charlestown and Lower Kersal in Salford is an example of a New Deal for Communities area.Phase 2 of the evaluation of NDC is currently being undertaken and will run until November 2009.» Neighbourhood Renewal Unit

Drive to devolve power from central departments to the local level. Signals a move away from centralisation towards strengthened local centres. Involves an acceptance that local problems cannot be solved by standardised approaches imposed from above and that local agencies need more space to meet national priorities more effectively.

City, town, or community created in a rural or underdeveloped area and designed to be self-sufficient with its own housing, education, commerce and recreation facilities. Twenty-one were developed in the UK between 1946 and 1970, including Milton Keynes, Harlow and Skelmersdale.Further information » Homes and Communities Agency: History of new towns

Body that has a role in the process of national government but is not a government department or part of one. NDPBs are split into those with executive functions and those with advisory functions. Executive bodies usually carry out prescribed functions within government guidelines and usually receive some sort of funding from their sponsoring departments. An example would be the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) which is funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Advisory bodies are set up by ministers to advise them and their departments on particular matters and do not normally have a budget.Further information Civil Service guide to public bodies

Any voluntary citizens' group that is organised on a local, national or international level. NGOs perform a variety of humanitarian functions, bring citizen concerns to governments, advocate and monitor policies and encourage political participation through provision of information. Some are organised around specific issues, such as human rights, environment or health. They provide analysis and expertise, serve as early warning mechanisms and help monitor and implement international agreements.

Any society, association or organisation not carried out for the profit or gain of any member and whose rules do not allow money, property or any other benefits to be distributed to any of its members.

A pledge signed by local authorities committing them to actively tackle climate change in their area and work with others to reduce emissions country-wide.Further information » Energy Saving Trust

Nuclear power is a type of nuclear technology involving the controlled use of nuclear fission to release energy for work including propulsion, heat, and the generation of electricity. Nuclear energy is produced by a controlled nuclear chain reaction and creates heat, which is used to boil water, produce steam, and drive a steam turbine. The turbine can be used for mechanical work and also to generate electricity.