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Interreg IV A (2 Seas) Welcome to Southampton Dawn Baxendale Director, Economic Development Southampton City Council TACKLING SOCIAL EXCLUSION Tackling Social Exclusion An inclusive economy needs to; Create jobs for people at risk of


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Dawn Baxendale

Director, Economic Development Southampton City Council

Interreg IV A (2 Seas) Welcome to Southampton

TACKLING SOCIAL EXCLUSION

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Tackling Social Exclusion

An inclusive economy needs to;

  • Create jobs for people at risk of social exclusion
  • Ensure services are delivered that respond to

peoples needs

  • Create sustainable growth across the economy

TACKLING SOCIAL EXCLUSION

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Three aims of the programme have been to;

  • Examine the most important factors shaping

social inclusion in a trans-national context

  • Bring together professionals who work to

combat social exclusion

  • Test innovative methods of reducing social

exclusion

TACKLING SOCIAL EXCLUSION

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Employment and Training Programmes for;

  • Clients with Learning Disabilities
  • Care Leavers
  • Young Offenders

And Removing barriers to Employment (Beat the Credit Crunch)

Southampton’s projects focussed on key excluded groups in the City

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  • Residents concerns focussed on; fuel bills, training, health, money

advice and work

  • Common poverty-related issues included; fuel and food costs, debt and

affording childcare

  • The transition from benefits into work created financial strains, and lead

some residents into debt

  • Services to socially excluded residents need to be flexible and

responsive – we need to understand the customer experience and the customer journey better, as ‘one size does not fit all’

Action Research – ‘Beat the Credit Crunch’

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Conference Objectives

  • Recognition of common challenges
  • Share learning and knowledge
  • Explore methods of improving access

to the labour market for those most disadvantaged

  • Build and maintain effective links and

partnerships to combat poverty and social exclusion

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TACKLING SOCIAL EXCLUSION