Economic Impacts and Housing Challenges in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Economic Recovery Group, led by Oliver Morley of Huntingdonshire DC and Damian Roche of Accent, is focusing on the economic impacts and housing challenges in the region. They have noted that economic distress contributes to poor outcomes and impacts factors such as health, education, and social care. By understanding these issues, the group aims to intervene proactively. Data shows the rising demand across various sectors, indicating ongoing challenges that need to be addressed.
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Economic Recovery Group how we work with housing Oliver Morley Huntingdonshire DC, (Chair of C&P Economic Vulnerability Recovery Work) Damian Roche Director of Customer Experience, Accent
Why are we interested in the economic impacts and in Housing?
The evidence is that the impact is going to be big
Significantly though economic distress is not bad in its own right, economic hardship contributes to other poor outcomes Economic factors are therefore likely to influence longer term demand on statutory demand and need across the system if left unaddressed. Link between income and health Link Employment outcomes for children qualifying for Free School Meals Link Parental employment and educational outcomes of children Link An Association of Directors of Children s Services (ADCS) research project in November 2018 concluded that increase in demand for children s social care arose from a range of factors including wider social determinants linked to poverty. Link between unemployment in early career and longer term scarring - Link CCN report Covid-19 impact on Children and Families Link Child Welfare Inequalities Project: Final report Link
We cannot resolve all issues, but knowing where they are, enables us to intervene in a proactive and preventative way
Covid impact assessment - What are the real (but imperfect) numbers across Cambs and Peterborough showing us? Demand is only rising in a few areas, but is not really falling from its April/May peak 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 Unit Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Free School Meals Food bank demand (Kgs) Food bank demand (People) Number of people claiming Universal Credit/ Job Seekers Allowance (MONTHLY) Universal Credit Numbers (MONTHLY) Job retention Scheme (MONTHLY) Number of accounts in arrears Households in TA Number of homeless presentations Council Tax Support total no. of claimants
Housing is a critical component Enabling us to see who is in distress and target support or engagement across the whole system to prevent the expensive and negative outcomes There is lots that we can learn from best practice you already do Identifying best practice relies on clear evidence
Origins of earlier Housing Board exercise There is a concern, particularly expressed by non-stockholding Local Authorities, about potential homelessness as a result of the end of the furlough scheme What are we trying to achieve? Ultimately to sustain tenancies and keep people out of debt Understanding the scale of financial impacts that our communities are facing The scale of the impact Who is impacted? Why they might be affected, and what we can do about it. Quantitative & qualitative data can also assist in identifying households to target for assistance (we may need to get the GDPR police in to assist!)
Proposed data collection Stock numbers in region Number in arrears gross arrears total Average balance %age gross arrears %age net arrears Number of UC cases Number of UC cases in arrears Average balance Number of self-payers in arrears Average balance Propose (end of) monthly data upload Looking for commitment from as many housing providers as possible to contribute data Working party to discuss how we capture and share qualitative data/positive practice
Sharing positive practice Working group to convene to discuss data collection and how best to share positive practice: Oliver Morley Hunts DC Damian Roche Accent Nigel Howlett CHS Ali Manji Cross Keys Homes Julia Hovells Cambridge City Council Others wishing to sit on working group? 1stmeeting proposed early January with data collection from end January
