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Tackling Worklessness
Nuala Geary, Head of Employment & Training
Peabody
• Housing Association charity with around 20,000 properties across London
• ‘Creating Opportunities For People In London Since 1862’
• Employment & Training• Volunteering• Youth Service• Supported Housing• Community Development
Why does it matter for RSLs & HAs?• Third of workless households live in social housing• Proportion of social tenant householders in paid employment fell from
47% to 32% 1981 to 2006• 80% of new housing association tenants aged 16-24 are without work• Well placed to play key role in tackling worklessness by promoting
opportunity, raising aspirations and addressing skills gaps• Can offer affordable decent settled homes providing a platform from which
people can build their lives and have long relationships, based on trust, with tenants, families and communities
• Many are providers of more specialist skills and employment related services and can directly assist tenants/residents to overcome personal barriers to work
Peabody Making a Difference
• Over ten years committed training and employability delivery
• Skills development & into work support programmes• Adults, NEETS, lone parents, BAME, ex offenders …• Supported 3,000 people into work since 1998• LSC, LDA, Big Lottery, ESF, Local Authorities• Linking Peabody interventions ie Lettings, Family Support,
Young People and Volunteering• Increased partnership working• G15
Why we began delivering SfL
Going forward with SfL and the wider worklessness agenda
• Embedded learning• Personal advisors• Holistic support
Is there any magic?
• Find the right hook• Find the right delivery partners• Find the right mentoring and retention support
