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Get the latest news, findings and research relating to the third sector from the Civil Society Involvement team here on our blog. We want to understand the key issues within the current European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) programme which are affecting the ability of third sector organisations to use European funds effectively.

The rise of Self Employment and the UK Labour Market

21st January 2021

What does the rise of self-employment tell us about the UK labour market? Research findings presented by the Institute for Fiscal Studies explore the recent rise in ‘solo self-employment’ (sole…

New Funding Alerts: European Social Fund

20th January 2021

More funding calls have been announced to run projects backed by the European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF), including money from the European Social Fund (ESF). We have rounded up…

The agreement on the future relationship: initial analysis by IPPR

13th January 2021

The EU-UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement was announced on 24th December, just before the deadline for the UK leaving the EU on 31st December. The Institute for Public Policy Research…

UK to leave Erasmus+ with plans to replace scheme

13th January 2021

As part of the UK leaving the European Union, it will no longer be involved in the Erasmus+ programme. The scheme supports opportunities for people to study, train and gain…

EU-UK Deal agreed: what this means for the Third Sector

13th January 2021

Following the end of the Transition Period on 31st December, the UK has left the EU and a Trade and Cooperation Agreement confirmed on 24th December, however current European Structural…

ESIF 2020 Round Up

21st December 2020

It has been an extraordinary year, and busy for the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) programme, its partners, and stakeholders. It has also been shaped by the need to…

FUNDING ALERT: New European Social Funding calls have been announced

21st December 2020

A series of new funding calls have been announced to run projects backed by the European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF), including money from the European Social Fund (ESF). Additionally,…

State of the North 2020/21, Power Up, Level Up, Rise Up

10th December 2020

The IPPR has released their annual State of the North report, talking about the Government’s manifesto pledge to “level up every part of the United Kingdom” and how “a recovery…

Spending Review: UKSPF to reach £1.5bn a year

27th November 2020

In this week’s (25 November 2020) Annual Spending Review, the chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the value of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) will reach around £1.5bn a year…

Creating a Caring Economy: A Call to Action

26th November 2020

This report of the Commission on a Gender-Equal Economy lays out a roadmap to building a new economy. Laying out the what, the why and the how, this report is a call to action:…

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