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Rethinking Subsidy: lessons from social investment on good growth
Policy and Advocacy Manager, Alex Bunker, looks at the lessons from social investment in using subsidy as a tool for delivering good growth
Local Access Bradford District
Overview
Local Access Bradford District (LABD) is run by a partnership of local organisations from different sectors. It is one of six places working to develop stronger, more resilient and sustainable social economies as part of the Local Access Programme.
It aims to deliver a step-change in the local social economy through a combination of enterprise grants and advice, affordable social investment and associated market development, awareness raising and partnership development activity. The social investment offer includes a Shariah-compliant product.
Partners
LABD vision “We want to build a dynamic, compassionate and inclusive social enterprise support ecosystem. The Bradford district will be known as a social innovation and enterprise destination."
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£3.6 million
grant committed
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£3.0 million
co-investment raised
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£6.6 million
total fund size
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527 interventions
delivered up to December 2024
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