Delivering the Family Poverty Strategy through the

Family Poverty Commissioning Framework

August 2012

A shared vision for families: the joint outcomes we want all Salford families to achieve

Moving towards a joint investment framework for Family Poverty• An outcomes focused approach• Services targeted towards groups most at risk• Families use services appropriately and are able

to care for themselves

Improve the life chances of families in Salford and, improve the life chances of the poorest fastest

Children & young people are participating in

learning and achieving

Families are economically prosperous

Families are healthy and

developing well

Families have a safe and stable

living environment

Families are positively

contributing to their local

community

Child Poverty

Data Source: Salford City Council Family Poverty Strategy 2012

IRLAM

CADISHEAD

WORSLEY

PENDLEBURY

WINTON

ORDSALL

KERSAL

ECCLES

BARTON

BOOTHSTOWN & ELLENBROOK

LITTLE HULTONWALKDEN NORTH

IRWELL RIVERSIDE

WALKDEN SOUTH

BROUGHTON

SWINTON NORTH

WEASTE & SEEDLEY

SWINTON SOUTH

CLAREMONT

LANGWORTHY

IRLAM

CADISHEAD

WORSLEY

PENDLEBURY

WINTON

ORDSALL

KERSAL

ECCLES

BARTON

BOOTHSTOWN & ELLENBROOK

LITTLE HULTONWALKDEN NORTH

IRWELL RIVERSIDE

WALKDEN SOUTH

BROUGHTON

SWINTON NORTH

WEASTE & SEEDLEY

SWINTON SOUTH

CLAREMONT

LANGWORTHY

Children and families are officially considered to be living in poverty if the household is either out of work and in receipt of benefits, or in receipt of tax credits where the reported income is less than 60% median income.

More than half of Salford’s poor children live in the city’s six worst performing wards.

The 2010 Salford average for children living in poverty is 28.6% compared with the national average of 20.6%.

In 2009/10 this was equivalent to income levels before housing costs of:

• £225 per week for a single adult with two dependent children under 14.• £294 per week for a couple with two dependent children under 14.

This means that families living in poverty may have less than £11 per day per person to buy everything they need.

Children in Poverty 2010

Ward % Ward %

Irwell Riverside 51.3% Swinton North 27.2%

Langworthy 48.1% Irlam 26.9%

Ordsall 44.9% Swinton South 22.1%

Little Hulton 44.4% Kersal 20.0%

Broughton 40.5% Cadishead 19.5%

Winton 38.2% Eccles 19.2%

Walkden North 32.4% Walkden South 15.0%

Weaste and Seedley 30.7% Claremont 8.6%

Barton 30.3% Boothstown and Ellenbrook 5.9%

Pendlebury 28.2% Worsley 2.8%

Out of Work Benefits

Ward No. % Ward No. %

Little Hulton 1,945 29.0 Langworthy 1,330 31.0

Pendleton 1,925 23.3 Walkden South 1,325 13.0

Winton 1,885 22.2 Kersal 1,300 16.5

Pendlebury 1,775 16.8 Swinton North 1,290 17.1

Walkden North 1,760 23.4 Ordsall 1,265 18.8

Broughton 1,710 29.5 Claremont 1,115 13.4

Barton 1,625 22.1 Cadishead 940 14.6

Eccles 1,460 17.8 Swinton South 935 11.1

Blackfriars 1,490 15.2 Irlam 925 14.2

Weaste & Seedley 1,420 22.3 Worsley & Boothstown 510 5.9

The number of Salford residents claiming out of work benefits has increased from 20. 3% in February 2011 to 20.9% over the last 12 months, this is higher than both the regional (18.2%) and national average (15%).

However the increase is in line with the picture both regionally and nationally and reflects the impact the current financial climate is having on employment.

Out of Work Benefits: February 2012

Salford 32,180 20.9%

Greater Manchester 32,5070 18.8%

North West 814,750 18.2%

UK 5,866,070 15%

% Proportion of working age population aged 16-64 estimates

Data source: NOMIS July 2012

Out-of-work benefits is a DWP term which covers the following benefits: Jobseeker's Allowance, Income Support, Employment and Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance and Carer's Allowance.

Lone Parents

Lone Parents at Ward Level: February 2012

Ward No. % Ward No. %

Little Hulton 310 4.6 Swinton North 165 2.2

Winton 255 3.0 Kersal 155 2.0

Pendlebury 250 2.4 Irlam 150 2.3

Pendleton 235 2.8 Blackfriars 135 1.4

Walkden North 215 2.9 Walkden South 135 1.3

Barton 205 2.8 Cadishead 125 1.9

Langworthy 200 4.7 Swinton South 125 1.5

Weaste & Seedley 175 2.7 Eccles 120 1.5

Broughton 170 2.9 Claremont 110 1.3

Ordsall 170 2.5 Worsley & Boothstown 30 0.3

Lone Parents (Feb 2012)

Salford 3,440 2.2%

Greater Manchester 31,970 1.8%

North West 75,890 1.7%

UK 584,140 1.5%

In Salford the number of Lone Parents in receipt of Income Support has been falling across the majority of the wards, this trend is reflected both regionally and nationally, highlighting the impact of the welfare reforms.

Lone parents are being moved from Income Support to JSA as soon as their youngest child reaches full time education (age 5).

Data source: NOMIS July 2012

% Proportion of working age population aged 16-64 estimates

Benefits of a framework…For people/residents:• Improved services, better outcomes• Integrated delivery for individuals and families

For commissioners:• Improved efficiency: a single, co-ordinated structure for investment and commissioning • More responsive commissioning, quicker turn around…• Shared set of outcomes and joint performance management framework

For providers:• Consistent, common standards - transparency• Simplified process

Please Note: If you do not get on the framework, your organisation could be excluded from many funding opportunities

Outcomes

Outcomes describe what we hope to achieve by commissioning a provider to deliver a service

• Outcomes are about the changes that occur for participants, the impact of being involved in a project.

• Progress measures are the steps taken in meeting the outcomes.

Together the outcomes and progress measures can give a fuller picture of the real achievements of both clients and providers.

Examples for collecting information on outcomes could include:• Questionnaires• Outcome measurement tools• Case studies• Consultations / feedback

Commissioning outcomes & services: an example

Moving towards a joint investment framework for Family Poverty

• An outcomes focused specification• Services targeted towards groups most at risk• Families use services appropriately and are able to care for

themselves• Developing and testing the market• Laying the groundwork…

Improve the life chances of families in Salford and, improve the life chances of the poorest fastest

Children & young people

are participating in

learning and achieving

Families are economically prosperous

Families are healthy and

developing well

Families have a safe and stable

living environment

Families are positively

contributing to their local

community

• Reducing Worklessness

• Improving Household income

• Increasing Adult skills levels

Family Poverty Joint Commissioning Framework

Indicative timetable:

• Framework Applications OPEN 12th November 2012

• Framework Applications CLOSE 20th December 2012

• Successful Providers Notified March 2013

Questions

In the first instance, please direct any general questions regarding this Framework to: ursula.hurst@salford.gov.uk

or

You can contact: emily.edwards@salford.gov.uk