Reflections on Today Cllr. Ric Metcalfe Leader City of Lincoln Council #LAPC17 @lincolnvpoverty www.lincolnagainstpoverty.co.uk Reflections on Today Cllr. Ric Metcalfe Leader City of Lincoln Council
Reflections Why does the Council continue to hold these conferences ? What have we achieved today? What will we do next?
“Poverty still a significant issue” Cllr Rosie Kirk 15th March 2017
Poverty in Lincoln 1 in 4 households below 60% of median household income Significant proportion much poorer The impact of low income on low educational attainment & poor health outcomes
Katherine Knox JRF The human cost The cost to the public purse -4% of GDP JRF’s five point plan to end poverty Government action! Guide to local action
Local Action ! Progress on our local action plan-Martin Goodwill & effort of many partners Migration to Universal Credit-Claire A significant challenge!
Poverty & Debt Credible alternatives to Payday & high cost credit loans and loan sharks Finance for Sheffield Lincoln Money!
Next Steps Review all of the suggestions made at today’s conference Identify the most popular key actions to deliver in 2017/18 Identify key partners who can help deliver these actions Update & continue to deliver the 17/18 Anti-Poverty action plan “Anyone who has struggled with poverty will know how expensive it is to the poor” James Baldwin
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