Martin Baillie Islington Council Child poverty and the new world of welfare: a view from a London borough.

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Martin Baillie Islington Council Child poverty and the new world of welfare: a view from a London borough

The new context Life chance indicators “it would be wrong to say that income is unimportant..” (DfE etc: Tackling child poverty and improving life chances, 2011) £18 billion cut to benefits bill from Budget and CSR Lone parents and ICB claimants transferring to JSA Housing Benefit – caps, cuts and penalties Community Budgets Work Programme Universal Credit – “lone parents will, on average, lose in the long run” (IFS: Universal Credit: a preliminary analysis, 2011)

Islington’s child poverty crisis How useful is the ‘poverty line’ in Islington? Better or worse – visible trends Patterns of child poverty in Islington Work as the route out of poverty – visible risks What have we been doing about child poverty Next steps

What is the UK “poverty line”? Children in families below 60% of average income – (BHC) –Single parent, two children (5 & 14 years)£293 a week –Couple, two children (5 & 14 years)£374 a week Children in families below 60% of average income – (AHC) –Single parent, two children (5 & 14 years)£247 a week –Couple, two children (5 & 14 years)£333 a week –Source: Households Below Average Income: 2008/9 (DWP, 2010)

The reality of poverty in Islington Single parent, two children (5 & 14 years) –Income before housing costs: £ a week –This is 62.5% of average income (BHC) –Income after housing costs£ a week –This is 43.7% of average income (AHC)

Is it getting better or worse: proportion of children in workless households

Patterns of child poverty in Islington: households

Patterns of child poverty in Islington: children

Patterns of child poverty in Islington: tenure

Distribution of households with children – out of work benefits

Density of children in households living on out of work benefits

Escaping poverty: lone parent with 2 children (5 & 14) In or out of workWeekly income (AHC) (IS or NMW) %age of average income Workless £ % 16 hours – year 1 £31978% 16 hours – year 2 £25963.% 24 hours – year 1 £32579% 24 hours – year 2 £26464% 30 hours – year 1 £33381% 30 hours – year 2 £26865%

What have we been doing about child poverty? Early intervention to support families in poverty Learning from low income families Multi-agency action to address multiple barriers Employment is best route out of poverty But: Need to reduce the impact of existing poverty Low paid ‘starter jobs’ are not enough Sustained employment requires progression in work

Islington’s approach to child poverty Islington Working for Parents targets parents of children 0 to 7 –Outside mandated jobseeking regime of JSA IWF offers core programme of employability support: –Benefit checks to reduce under-claiming and better-off calcs –Employment support pathway to move parents closer to work –Help to find child care –Help to improve skills and training

Employability plan Leads to personalised 6 month employment plan A way of tracking a parents’ journey Easy to see progress Proven track record in other organisations (St. Mungo’s, Camden)

Islington’s approach: better service integration Casework is not enough: –child poverty objectives embedded in public-facing frontline services Parents offer peer to peer advice All mainstream services need to address child poverty –Not just a Children’s Services issue All Council services now have child poverty objectives Frontline staff trained to promote: –benefit checks – see how work can make you better off –Access to pre-employment support –Training in basic skills –Access to affordable child care

Impact of the HB savings on Islington LHA caps for new claims – c. 630 affected (530 by £30+ a week) LHA 30 th percentile for new claims (existing claims 9 month transition) – c affected LHA £15 excess removed – c. 1,870 affected Up-rating of non-dependent deductions by 27%

Impact of the other savings on Islington ,240 ICB claimants reassessed – up to 7300 may transfer to JSA 2,180 lone parents with youngest child 5+ transfer to JSA EMA abolished – 44% of Islington age cohort affected Tax Credit Deductions – working lone parents with two infant children to lose £30+ a week

Islington’s next steps Community Budget pilot Multi agency support, including employment support, for families with complex needs Offer pre-employment and employment support by co-locating Islington Working for Parents and JCP parental advisers in community settings Programme to mitigate the impact of the benefit cuts

Questions to be faced Beyond child poverty – what do we do for young people? How do we promote parental employment and make work pay? How can we increase affordable child care? How do we protect high-cost urban centres from becoming ‘no- go areas’ for claimants?

For more information Please contact: –Martin Baillie, Child Poverty Programme –