UK Shared Prosperity Fund Impact 2022 – 2025

30th June 2025

Written by Georgina Bowyer, UKSPF Grants Manager, Capital City Partnership 

A report highlighting the impact of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) in Edinburgh over the first three years of the programme has been published today. 

UKSPF was introduced by the UK Government in 2022 for a committed period of three years. Between 2022 and 2025, UKSPF provided £12.3 million to the City of Edinburgh, which was divided across the thematic priorities of Community and Place, People and Skills, Supporting Local Business, and Multiply (a specific initiative to improve adult numeracy). 

UKSPF has since been extended for an additional financial year between April 2025 and March 2026. The UK Government’s Spending Review of June 2025 indicates that the fund will then transition to two new programmes focusing on local growth and deprived communities.  

Today’s report shares final statistics from the three-year phase, drawn from the UK Government monitoring data, alongside some brief narrative reflections. Edinburgh has also been selected as one of the case studies for the UK-wide evaluation commissioned by UK Government and carried out by Ipsos. The Ipsos evaluation will offer more by way of contextualising the impact of the programme using local data to assess change and including some deep-dive case studies. 

In the meantime, this summary report showcases the broad impact of UKSPF in Edinburgh across a wide range of themes, including that 52 neighbourhood improvements have been made and 160 trees planted; 1,371 businesses have received support, and 221 new businesses have been created; and 3,363 people have received support for the purposes of employability, to develop life skills or to obtain welfare advice.  

 The video summarises the headline outputs and outcomes from across the three-year phase.  You can also read the report UKSPF Edinburgh Impact 22-25 - Final here. (PDF, 8 pages).  

View UKSPF Edinburgh Impact Review 2025