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Poverty in Teignbridge

The presentation will run through relevant statistics under the JRF heading of ‘main causes of poverty’, so that members have an understanding of the extent of poverty in the District

James Toler Housing Strategy Officer

James.toler@Teignbridge.gov.uk

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Tackling the causes of poverty

Section 4 in the report: Initiatives by the council to tackle the main causes of poverty (according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation): 4.1 Mitigating high costs of housing, essential goods and services 4.2 Improving our benefit system 4.3 Tackling unemployment and low-paid jobs and security, or a lack of jobs 4.4 Tackle low levels of skills, or education 4.5 Reduce discrimination 4.6 Tackle abuse, trauma or chaotic lives

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Tackling the causes of poverty

• 4. Initiatives by the council to tackle the main causes of poverty, according to the

Joseph Rowntree Foundation: 4.1 Mitigating high costs of housing, essential goods and services

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Costs of housing, essential goods and services

14% 30% 71% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Owner

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Private rented Social

% of households on low income, by tenure, Teignbridge 2019

Source: TDC Stock Condition Survey 2019

44,771 12,628 5,702 71% 20% 9%

• 10,000

20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 Owner

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Private rented Social

Housing stock by tenure, Teignbridge, 2019 Section 4.1 – Actions, including:

• T-10 ‘Roof over our heads’ – Council priority, reported quarterly
• Developing social housing with low rents – and shared ownership

The majority of low income households live in social housing & private rented

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Costs of housing, essential goods and services

Source: Homes England 2018

Local authority areas with an average gap between weekly social and private rents above £50

Affordability issues Section 4.1 – Actions, including:

• Development of our Housing and Homelessness strategies
• Tenancy Strategy champions local housing affordability

Teignbridge a ‘high affordability pressure area’ as defined by Homes England

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Costs of housing, essential goods and services

The proportion of household income spent on mortgage, or rent, England 2017/18*

Source: English Housing Survey 2017/18

18% 28% 34% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Owner with mortgage Social rent Private rent

Section 4.1 – Actions, including:

• Improving housing conditions in the private rented sector
• Community funding for Citizens Advice and the Community

and Voluntary Service

*Including housing benefit

With social housing in short supply and home ownership

• ut of reach, thousands of

households have no option but to rent privately

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Costs of housing, essential goods and services

Source: TDC Stock Condition Survey 2019

11% 16% 12% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% Owner occupied Private rented Social stock

Fuel poverty distribution by tenure, Teignbridge, 2019 Fuel poverty Section 4.1 – Actions, including:

• Provide loans and grants to improve thermal efficiency
• Deliver affordable homes to high eco standards, for example

Passivehaus Despite low incomes, this tenure is more thermally efficient, meeting decent homes standards

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Tackling the causes of poverty

• 4. Initiatives by the council to tackle the main causes of poverty, according to the

Joseph Rowntree Foundation: 4.2 Improving our benefit system

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The benefit system

Source: Department of Work and Pensions

11,173 4,477 2,572 2,535 2,406 2,305 1,620 1,604 1,525 933

• 2,000

4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000

Number of Universal Credit claimants, Devon, Aug 2019 Section 4.2 – Actions, including:

• Exceptional Hardship Fund for those in need of additional support
• Teign Welfare Reform Group, working with key partners and statutory agencies
• Stronger Communities Fund to support local welfare groups, for example foodbanks

Since Sep 2018, 2,535 Housing Benefit claimants have migrated to Universal Credit

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The benefit system

Source: Department of Work and Pensions & Teignbridge Council

2,535 3,094 2,461

• 1,000

2,000 3,000 4,000 Universal Credit Working age HB Pension age HB

Number of Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants, Teignbridge, 2019 Section 4.2 – Actions, including:

• Providing Discretionary Housing Payments to help those most in need
• Homemaker give money and debt advice to households on low incomes
• Council tax support scheme helps people on a low income to pay their council tax – 61% of

claimants receiving 100% support Over two thirds (68%) of housing benefits are assessed and paid by Teignbridge

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Tackling the causes of poverty

• 4. Initiatives by the council to tackle the main causes of poverty, according to the

Joseph Rowntree Foundation: 4.3 Tackling unemployment and low-paid jobs and security, or a lack of jobs

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Unemployment and low-paid, or lack of jobs

Source: Devon County Council

£29,692 £28,600 £28,340 £28,184 £27,092 £26,260 £26,260 £26,260 £25,532 £25,116 Exeter East Devon Mid Devon South Hams Teignbridge West Devon Plymouth Torbay Torridge North Devon

Section 4.3 – Actions, including:

• T-10 ‘Investing in prosperity & Great places to live and work’ – reported quarterly
• Promoting the delivery of new employment space
• Facilitating links between businesses and education providers

Median gross annual earnings for full-time employees, Devon 2019 Households in Teignbridge whose annual income falls below £17,640 could be considered to be in ‘relative poverty’

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Unemployment and low-paid, or lack of jobs

1,475 1,255 1,161 972 815 807 803 765 666 634 623 615 529 505 504 441 283 280 195 185 175 172 165 123 115 30% 36% 36% 32% 22% 35% 26% 30% 26% 16% 24% 22% 18% 18% 16% 19% 19% 11% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 10% 10% 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600

Number and % of households on low income, by ward, Teignbridge 2019

Source: TDC Stock Condition Survey 2019

Wards with larger number of social and privately rented homes will have more households with low incomes

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Unemployment and low-paid, or lack of jobs

Source: Office for National Statistics

3,245 1,515 855 715 660 650 520 420 375 265 2,195 935 540 590 490 430 340 320 320 210

5,440 2,450 1,395 1,305 1,150 1,080 860 740 695 475 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 Males Females

Out of work claimant count, Devon, Dec 2019 Section 4.3 – actions, including:

• The Teignbridge Stronger Communities Fund supports local projects
• Rent subsidies support the voluntary and community sector
• Promoting apprenticeships in the local area

Under Universal Credit a broader span of claimants are required to look for work than under Jobseeker's Allowance

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Tackling the causes of poverty

• 4. Initiatives by the council to tackle the main causes of poverty, according to the

Joseph Rowntree Foundation: 4.4 Tackling low levels of skills, or education

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Low levels of skills, or education

Source: Devon County Council

22,353 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000

Individuals with no academic, or professional qualifications, Devon 2011 Section 4.4 – Actions, including:

• T-10 ‘Investing in prosperity’ – Council priority, reported quarterly
• Teign CVS is a partner in the #Focus5 project, which provides

support to young people

• Full Council approved to commit £250,000 to local broadband

funding 18% of individuals in Teignbridge have no qualifications

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Low levels of skills, or education

Source: Department for Education

77% 69% 75% 84% 76% 68% 75% 83% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Reading Writing Maths Science Devon England

% of pupils reaching the expected standard in key stage 1, Devon 2017 Section 4.3 – actions, including:

• The Teignbridge Stronger Communities Fund supports local

projects

• The Economic Development Team has started working with the

Careers and Enterprise Company as an enterprise advisor % of pupils reaching the expected standard in key stage 1, is in line with national figures

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Tackling the causes of poverty

• 4. Initiatives by the council to tackle the main causes of poverty, according to the

Joseph Rowntree Foundation: 4.5/4.6 Reducing discrimination, and tackling abuse, trauma or chaotic lives

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Discrimination, abuse, trauma, or chaotic lives

Source: Safer Devon Partnership

Reported domestic abuse crimes and incidents by community partner area, 2017/18 to 2018/19

2,590 2,350 2,400 3,060 2,780 2,310 2,200 3,340

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500 1,500 2,500 3,500 East and Mid Devon Exeter North Devon and Torridge South Devon and Dartmoor 2017/18 2018/19

Section 4.5/4.6 – Actions, including:

• T-10 ‘Strong communities’ – Council priority, reported quarterly
• Adoption of Domestic Violence and Abuse Strategy, which

successfully secured funding

• Safeguarding training is mandatory to all staff; cases are referred to

the Safeguarding Team S Devon and Dartmoor reported domestic abuse crime up by 9%

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Discrimination, abuse, trauma, or chaotic lives

Source: Devon and Cornwall Police

Recorded hate crimes by local police area between 2017-18 and 2018-19

458 451 312 194 137 125 541 447 355 198 152 166 200 400 600 Plymouth South Devon Exeter, East and Mid Devon West Cornwall North and West Devon East Cornwall 2017/18 2018/19

Section 4.5/4.6 – Actions, including:

• Managing households through temporary accommodation into more

permanent homes

• The S Devon and Dartmoor CSP working together to reduce crime,

including domestic violence

• Leisure provide 20% concessions to help support people on low

incomes In South Devon, reported hate crimes were down by 1%, however,

• ver all there has

been 11% increase

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Summary

James Toler Housing Strategy Officer

James.toler@Teignbridge.gov.uk

Overview and Scrutiny Committee may wish to consider recommending to the Executive that the Council – a) reality check the impact of the work we are currently undertaking to ensure it is meeting the needs of residents of Teignbridge b) carry out consultation with partners and the voluntary sector to establish whether there is anything further we should be doing to work smarter and more collaboratively within

• ur existing resources

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Ends

Thank you

James Toler Housing Strategy Officer

James.toler@Teignbridge.gov.uk

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