The Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods is delighted to welcome two new commissioners, Naomi Eisenstadt CB and Caitlin Prowle.

The Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods visited Lincoln this summer as part of its commitment to visiting neighbourhoods across the country. www.neighbourhoodscommission.org.uk/news/indepen...

The ICON team visited Grimsby last month, led by Baroness Hilary Armstrong, ICON Chair. The opportunity enabled ICON to hear from local residents and community groups about the key issues affecting the area. www.neighbourhoodscommission.org.uk/news/indepen...

Revisit the last 6 years of Neighbourhood Interventions with ICON’s newest Policy Paper, Mapping the Landscape of Place-Based Initiatives in England, 2019-2025. www.neighbourhoodscommission.org.uk/report/mappi...

Baroness Hilary Armstrong led the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods to a visit in Nottingham and Ollerton this month, they heard from local community leaders their thoughts on employment, youth opportunities, and health in the local area: www.neighbourhoodscommission.org.uk/news/indepen...

The Anatomy of Mission Critical Neighbourhoods shows the stark differences between the areas furthest behind on the government’s missions for national renewal, and the rest of the country. www.neighbourhoodscommission.org.uk/report/anato...

Released today, ICON’s latest Policy Working Paper, Mapping the Landscape of Place-Based Initiatives in England, 2019-2025, delves into the impact of neighbourhood regeneration efforts in recent years: www.neighbourhoodscommission.org.uk/report/mappi...

We are still consulting on our Policy Green Paper. We want to hear your views, which can be as detailed as you see fit, in response to the 20 proposals we outlined to support neighbourhood renewal. www.neighbourhoodscommission.org.uk/green-paper-...

Our Chair Baroness Hilary Armstrong responds to the NHS 10 Year Plan.

The Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods team visited Lawrence Weston in Bristol this month to see firsthand how the installation of England’s tallest onshore wind turbine has changed the lives of local residents. www.neighbourhoodscommission.org.uk/news/indepen...

The Independent Commission on Neighbourhood’s Green Paper is still open for public consultation. Submit your responses to ICON’s 20 proposals for neighbourhood renewal. www.neighbourhoodscommission.org.uk/green-paper-...

Our chair Baroness Hilary Armstrong responds to the Health Secretary's announcement today on NHS funding.

Last week we launched our latest research with a brilliant panel of speakers in Westminster. Thanks to everyone that joined that discussion.

Chris Webb, Member of Parliament for Blackpool South, highlighted the urgent need to improve neighbourhoods in coastal communities, earlier this month. “This Labour Government finally has a chance – and has a responsibility – to turn the tide for coastal communities like ours.”

This week: join the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods in launching new research in Westminster. lnkd.in/eEeHU96b

Join the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods on the 19th of June in Westminster to learn more about how neighbourhoods have changed over the last 15 years.

Our Chair, Baroness Hilary Armstrong, responds to today's Spending Review:

Steve Yemm, Member of Parliament for Mansfield, called upon the government to recognise mission critical neighbourhoods in the upcoming Spending Review: “The Spending Review must make mission critical neighbourhoods an absolute priority.”

Ahead of the Spending Review tomorrow, great to see Sky News coverage of our call for social infrastructure investment. Read Faye Brown's piece here: news.sky.com/story/dozens...

Ahead of the Spending Review on Wednesday, The Guardian have covered ICON's call for investing in the social infrastructure of mission critical neighbourhoods. Read Heather Stewart's piece here: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Yesterday in Parliament, Luke Akehurst MP highlighted the need for targeting policy at ‘mission critical’ neighbourhoods. He warned that “if investment isn’t made in these neighbourhoods, we will never achieve national targets”.

Great to see Sureena Brackenridge MP calling for a £1 billion fund for neighbourhood renewal. Sureena cited ICON’s research, asking “…the minister to take the evidence from ICON as a roadmap for delivery”.

Join the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods (ICON) to mark the launch of a new report, Progress and Pressure: Understanding economic and social change in England.

Today ICON launches new analysis of welfare expenditure, economic performance and health outcomes in mission critical neighbourhoods.

There's still time to respond to ICON's Green Paper. We want to hear your thoughts and feedback to the twenty proposals in our Green Paper www.neighbourhoodscommission.org.uk/green-paper-...

The Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods (ICON) visited Wigan last week as part of its commitment to listening to communities across the country.

This morning, we launched our Green Paper in Parliament – brilliant discussion with Alex Norris MP, Josh MacAlister MP and Jade Botterill MP. It’s great to see the enthusiasm in Westminster for our proposals.

ICON today launches its Green Paper – twenty proposals to deliver neighbourhood renewal. You can read the full Green Paper and respond to the public consultation on our proposals here: www.neighbourhoodscommission.org.uk/report/icons...

Great to see The Economist coverage of ICON's recent research with Public First. You can read the piece here: www.economist.com/britain/2025...

Baroness Hilary Armstrong, chair of the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods (ICON), visited to Liverpool last Friday, to speak with local residents and community volunteers about the changing landscape of their neighbourhood.

ICON hosted a two-day policy workshop in Westminster last week, attended by representatives from government, civil society, academia and business.

The Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods (ICON) visited Bishop Auckland last week, as part of its commitment to hearing from communities around the country.

“We must not give to fatalism and take neighbourhoods as a given, something that the state must ‘work around’. That way lies growing political disaffection and alienation. We must rediscover our confidence to transform them.”

ICON’s Interim Report sets out the 613 mission critical neighbourhoods most at risk of not meeting the government’s 5 missions for national renewal. Without targeted interventions to these areas the government will fail to meet its promise of a decade of renewal.

To inform our interim report, Think Neighbourhoods, Public First examined public attitudes towards neighbourhoods. We found a palpable sense of visible decline across the country, which was most acute in those neighbourhoods furthest from the government’s five missions.

Great to see ICON's research with Public First in the Sunday Times yesterday: www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

Both well worth a read for further insight on what is happening, and what is further needed… Plan for Neighbourhoods prospectus - www.gov.uk/government/p... ‘Think Neighbourhoods’ interim report from @iconeighbours.bsky.social: www.neighbourhoodscommission.org.uk/report/inter...

ICON’s interim report, Think Neighbourhoods, identifies 1 million people living in neighbourhoods struggling to meet the government’s 5 missions – the ‘mission million’.

Thanks to everyone that attended our busy Westminster launch event yesterday. You can watch the discussion back here: t.co/lqMLl793OI

At the launch of a new report from @iconeighbours.bsky.social Angie Wright of B-Inspired in Braunstone, Leicester, underscores this point. B-Inspired came out of the NDC but since then, has brought in significant additional investment and raised ~£25m through trading and the assets it owns.

Think Neighbourhoods! The Interim Report of @iconeighbours.bsky.social Happy to have launched this today and a massive thanks to everyone who came or logged online to our event.

We welcome the launch of @iconeighbours.bsky.social 's interim report, Think Neighbourhoods, which details why a targeted neighbourhood programme is essential for the government to achieve its missions: buff.ly/Urt0ZO8

The interim report from @iconeighbours.bsky.social comes at an interesting time, with the release of the government’s Plan for Neighbourhoods, which seeks to deliver up to £20m of funding and support into 75 communities across the UK over the next decade:

Great to see coverage of our interim report ahead of its launch on Wednesday. www.theguardian.com/society/2025... Sign up for the launch event with Alex Norris, Minister for Local Growth, here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1230020096...

Great to hear the Home Secretary discussing the importance of neighbourhood policing on Today this morning. Our Interim Report next week sets out the need for a new focus on neighbourhood crime and disorder. Register for the launch here: www.eventbrite.com/e/independen...

ICON Secretariat’s Andrew O’Brien and Ben Glover explore the relationship between growth and social capital. Reflecting on economic history, they argue that transformative growth is not possible without improved social capital. www.neighbourhoodscommission.org.uk/news/the-soc...

ICON is looking forward to launching its first report alongside expert speakers, Alex Norris MP, Baroness Hilary Armstrong of Hill Top, and Moira Wallace OBE. Secure your ticket now. www.eventbrite.com/e/independen...

ICON chair Baroness Hilary Armstrong and commissioners Matt Leach and Angie Wright visited Gloucester last week. The visit included a trip to Poets Corner Food Pantry and Gloucester Services, followed by an evidence gathering session attended by local residents and Gloucester MP Alex McIntyre.

Join the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods as it launches its Interim Report, The Case for Neighbourhoods, outlining why neighbourhoods are central to addressing the challenges facing government today. bit.ly/3EysKg8

Join ICON in launching its first report, The Case for Neighbourhoods, with a panel discussion featuring @alexjjnorris.bsky.social MP, Minister for Local Growth and Building Safety, Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government. bit.ly/3EysKg8