The UK government has announced a new £10m package of support for co-operative development, as part of a £210m initiative to revitalise high streets. The programme will help mayors and strategic authorities to facilitate the birth and growth of more co-operatives.

More details in this report by Co-operatives UK. Their hope is that this new programme will be part of a wider policy framework for co-operatives, to be set out when government publishes its response to the recent call for evidence on co-operative business support (ended February 2026).