With £4.5 million of planned investment, ‘Opportunity Bucks – Succeeding for All’ aims to address disparity in Buckinghamshire and creating equality of opportunity for all residents and communities across the county.
The programme will initially focus on ten identified wards where residents are experiencing poorer outcomes around work, health and education.
Buckinghamshire Council Leader, Martin Tett explained: “Here in Buckinghamshire, average figures for prosperity and well-being can, in fact, conceal real difficulties amongst families and in particular areas. It also makes it harder to make the case for funding; a situation shared amongst many parts of the South-East facing similar challenges, which is why we are committing our own funding to this key policy.
‘Opportunity Bucks’ is a targeted approach which is built on very local engagement, led by local councillors, so we can get to the very heart of what’s needed in some specific parts of our county to make sure all of our residents can access what they need to thrive and achieve. We are seeing many Buckinghamshire residents face hardship at the moment and alongside the package of immediate support we are offering, programmes like this that target investment and resource at specific places can help us provide longer-term solutions for all of our residents.”
- The ten ward areas are
High Wycombe:
- Booker, Cressex and Castlefield
- Totteridge & Bowerdean
- Ryemead & Micklefield
- Abbey
- Terriers & Amersham Hill
- West Wycombe
Aylesbury:
- Aylesbury South West
- Aylesbury North-West
- Aylesbury North
- Chesham
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