Helen Cope - Creating Communities in the Capital

London Wellbeing Conference 2013

Creating Communities

in the CapitalPresentation by

Helen Cope

What is community investment?

Community investment is investment in

people rather than bricks and mortar: e.g. Employment and skills Health Financial and social inclusion Safer neighbourhoods Empowerment and capacity building

Context

Welfare reform Local cooperation Social Value Act 2012 ‘Big society’ Austerity Rising unemployment

Context: National

UK unemployment rate 2.51 million or 7.8 per cent; 1.3 million have been unemployed for over one or two years; 945,000 unemployed 16 to 24 year olds, 1in 5; In some hotspots over 1 in 3 working-age residents are out of

work; Fewer than half of social tenants of working age are believed to

be in employment; 80% of new housing association tenants aged 16-24 are

unemployed; Skills levels are also low.

The Challenge in social housing

• 62% of households in the social housing sector receive housing benefits

• 68% of households in the social housing sector have incomes less than £15,000

• 31% of households in the social housing sector are of retirement age

• 43% of people living in the social housing sector have a long term disability

• 20% of people living in social housing are children

The Business Case?

G15 investment in communities 2011-12 Programmes and services benefitting over 87,000

Londoners £40.3 million a year invested in communities

( jobs, better skills, improved health and opportunities)

2,000 people into work with an estimated saving to the Treasury of a £46 million;

5,000 young people through educational or training programmes: potential saving to the public purse of £29 million.

87% satisfied 840 projects were delivered

Chart 2: Spending by service area

43%

16%

12%

12%

10%

4%3%

Employment support

Community Cohesion

Young persons initiatives

Financial inclusion

Energy saving

Tackling ASB

Digital Inclusion

Job pathways 2,000 people moved into work: a saving of £46million to the

economy; 23,250 Londoners benefitted from access to jobs and job

pathways; 3,800 people attended accredited training courses with 3,000

completing them; 293 apprenticeships were taken up; 14,200 Londoners received advice and guidance leading to jobs

pathways; 625 people benefitted from paid placement and a further 500

into work experience placements; 1,860 Londoners developed skills through volunteering

placements.

Job pathways

Inspiring young people

Over 1.5 million children live in London. 40% or 600,000 of them live in poverty 1 in 4 young

people in London are unemployed (25%); 1 in 3.6 young men are unemployed (27%) and 22%

of young women; Nearly 1 in 2 black and Pakistani young adults are

jobless (44%); 24,000 have been unemployed for over 12 months; London’s youth unemployment rate is the highest in

the country after Yorkshire.

Inspiring young people

In 2011-12 the g15 invested £4.9 million in over 300 specific services for young people. They assist young people through dedicated programmes including:

Delivering almost 300 apprenticeships; Volunteering and participation including young

citizenship programmes; Capacity building through sport and arts; Family support and early interventions including

parenting; Children leaving care; Youth crime prevention; Money advice.

Inspiring young people

Supporting resilient communities

208 community safety/community cohesion projects were delivered;

Over 60 projects were delivered specifically to deflect anti-social behaviour;

6,270 Londoners were engaged and progressed through wellbeing sessions;

Almost 4,000 family interventions were achieved; £9.6 million was invested by the g15 (excluding

external funding) in supporting communities. significant support to voluntary, community sector,

and social enterprise partners is provided across the capital.

Supporting resilient communities

Strategic approach

People – creating maximum opportunity to improve the quality of life of individuals

Partnerships – building strong links with key external partners

Performance – measure impact Funding

Vulnerable e.g. Ex Offender/

Homelesse.g. employability

confidence building

Vulnerable e.g. Ex Offender/

Homelesse.g. employability

confidence building

Older person e.g. Volunteering

PT workingHealth

Activities

Older person e.g. Volunteering

PT workingHealth

Activities

Adulte.g. Employment and skills

Financial inclusionHealth and well being

Parental skills

Adulte.g. Employment and skills

Financial inclusionHealth and well being

Parental skills

Young Person (16-25) e.g.

Apprenticeships/skillsPlacements

SportLeisure

Preventing ASB

Young Person (16-25) e.g.

Apprenticeships/skillsPlacements

SportLeisure

Preventing ASB

Child(under 16) e.g.

Schools initiativesBreakfast clubs

Pre-schoolPlay

Child(under 16) e.g.

Schools initiativesBreakfast clubs

Pre-schoolPlay

PEOPLEPLACE

PARTNERSHIP

PEOPLEPLACE

PARTNERSHIP

Strategic approach to employment and skills

Procurement: Construction/maintenance and non-construction offering offering NVQs

Apprenticeships etc

e.g. Placements/Volunteering/mentoring

e.g. Signposting/ IAGlocally driven including

enterprise

e.g. Direct Services offering NVQs

Apprenticeships etc

Vulnerable Vulnerable Older person Older person AdultAdultYoung Person Young Person ChildChild

Bend mainstream funding – whole family support

Sure Start

Work Programme

Youth Contract

National Careers Service

Vulnerable Families

Programme

JCP

Funding

Employment and Skills Academy Specialist interventions to remove barriers to

employability Benefits and Financial advice Peer Mentoring and Coaching (face to face and

telephone) Accredited programmes of vocational and basic skills

support linked to local colleges, Links to National Careers Service helpline Volunteering Programme Parenting and “Home Maker” Programmes Preferred partner for apprenticeship training

For further information please do not hesitate to contact me:

helenfcope@btconnect.com