Category: News

Osborne pledges to save CITR in Budget 2011

23 March 2011. In today’s budget speech George Osborne announced that Community Investment Tax Relief will continue and that the government will promote its uptake. Continue reading

Scrap Channel Island tax loophole and save CITR say Forum for Private Business

23 March 2011. In a letter to George Osborne the Forum for Private Business have urged the government to support Community Investment Tax Relief Continue reading

£45m Development Capital Fund Launched

2 March 2011. The North West Development Capital Fund was successfully launched this month. Continue reading

cdfa launches new social media lending platform Ourbnk

2 March 2011. cdfa launches a groundbreaking social media-based lending platform, Ourbnk, at the House of Commons Continue reading

cdfa launches new Community Investment Tax Relief campaign

22 February 2011. Join our campaign on CITR. With momentum for social investment building political capital, cdfa launches a major campaign. Continue reading

cdfa member BCRS Commended in Commons debate

9 February 2011. Wolverhampton based small business loans company BCRS has been commended in a House of Commons debate. Gavin Williamson, Conservative MP for South Staffordshire Continue reading

MPs support CDFIs in affordable credit debate

February 4 MPs discuss the DWP Growth Fund and Community Investment Tax relief in debate on high cost of credit Continue reading

Treasury publishes DWP Growth Fund evaluation

2 Februrary 2011. An evaluation of the DWP Financial Inclusion Growth Fund, designed to support CDFIs, has been completed by the Treasury Continue reading