Approaching poverty and deprivation in the context of place is an increasing focus of regeneration policy. How can integration be strengthened between social and economic interventions for deprived places, and what are the key challenges to more effective delivery?

This paper:

In 2003 the Government introduced a ‘Social Network Payment’ providing a ‘stop gap’ (£150m per year) to maintain ‘the broad size and shape’ of the current post office network. However this funding ends in 2008.

Postwatch, an independant organisation set up to ensure that Royal Mail and any licensed postal providers give the best service possible to their customers, has published a factsheet showing who uses rural post offices and what services they use.