Communities First - The Future

Communities First – Tackling Poverty

The Communities First programme in Wales is about to go through a significant change.

Three of the major changes to the Communities First programme are:

A clear focus on supporting three key outcomes:

o    Prosperous Communities

o    Learning Communities

o    Healthier Communities.

A move to larger Cluster areas. There will be four in Cardiff in the new programme:

• BRG - Butetown, Riverside and Grangetown
• STAR - Splott, Tremorfa, Adamsdown and Plasnewydd
• ACE - Ely and Caerau, with Fairwater
• East - Rumney, Llanrumney, Trowbridge and St Mellons, with Pentwyn

The Outcomes will be measurable using Results Based Accountability (RBA) - that is, we’ll need to demonstrate the difference we have made to the community by showing how much we’ve done, how well we’ve done it and who’s better off as a result.

For more information about Communities First, including up to date guidance for the next phase, visit: www.wales.gov.uk/communitiesfirst