1. Lincoln Against Poverty
#LAPC17
@lincolnvpoverty
Welcome to the
Lincoln Against Poverty
Conference 2017
Cllr. Rosanne Kirk
Portfolio Holder for Social Inclusion and Community Cohesion
City of Lincoln Council

2. Annual Event Lincoln Against Poverty Conference 2014
Lincoln Against Poverty Workshop 2016
Lincoln Against Poverty Conference 2017

3. Partnership working Poverty remains a significant issue in the city
Partnership working has been key to the success of the Lincoln Against Poverty campaign so far
Moving forwards, current and arising issues can only continue to be addresses through effective partnership working
Today’s workshops are focused on two key topics, which will help inform the Lincoln Anti-Poverty Action Plan 2017/18
Reducing benefits dependency and increasing opportunities for the working age
Older person’s poverty

4. Housekeeping

5. Context for the day Lincoln Against Poverty Conference 2014
Lincoln Against Poverty Workshop 2016
Lincoln Against Poverty Conference 2017

6. Agenda Time Item 8:45 – 9:00 Registration and refreshments
09:00 – 09:05
Welcome
Cllr Rosanne Kirk, Portfolio Holder Social Inclusion and Community Cohesion at City of Lincoln Council
09:05 – 09:45
Keynote speech
Katharine Knox, Policy and Research Manager at Joseph Rowntree Foundation
09:45 – 10:00
Lincoln Anti-Poverty Strategy and Action Plan
Martin Walmsley, Interim Assistant Director – Strategic Development at City of Lincoln Council
10:00 – 10:30
Workshop One – Local Issues
10:30 – 10:45
Refreshment break
10:45 – 11:45
Workshop Two – Action Plan Development
Reducing benefits dependency and increasing opportunities for the working age
Older person’s poverty
11:45 – 12:00
Update on welfare reform in Lincoln
Claire Moses, Interim Assistant Head of Shared Revenues and Benefits at City of Lincoln Council / North Kesteven District Council
12:00 – 12:20
A new opportunity to access fairer finance in Lincoln
Rob Shearing, Chief Executive at Finance for Sheffield
12:20 – 12:30
How we will move forward together
Cllr. Ric Metcalfe, Leader of City of Lincoln Council
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch and opportunity to Network