Addressing Inequalities in Suffolk

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• Addressing Inequalities in Suffolk
• For those who are disadvantaged either through
  personal circumstance or location

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• Evidence that has been identified from a range of
  sources including Economic Participation base
  line study and One Place Suffolk area assessment
  October 2009 and indices of Multiple Deprivation
  highlights..
• Low levels of skills and qualifications of young
  people leaving school make it difficult for young
  people to gain employment current indications
  show an average number of young people continue
  in learning at 16, but too many have discontinued
  by age 17 where the proportion is consistently
  lower than average. More young people in Suffolk
  age 16-18 do not take part in education,
  employment or training than is the case in
  similar areas or in the rest of England

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• Suffolk has the lowest proportion of full time
  students in the region at 1.9 compared with the
  regional level of 3.2.
• Suffolk currently has the second lowest level of
  jobless young adults in the East of England. The
  figure for unemployment for under 20s in the
  County stands at 15.7 whereas for the EoE it is
  19.7. The national average is 22.1.

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• There are not enough well paid jobs within
  Suffolk
• one in three youngsters in Suffolk are dropping
  out of education completely at the age of 17
• Business start up rates have fallen well below
  the regional average since 2005 with Suffolk
  placed 9 out of 10. The start up rate is
  particularly low in Mid Suffolk. The VAT
  registration rate in Suffolk in 2007 was 7.7
  compared with 10.1 nationally

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ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE)
  2009 2008 2007 2006
Great Britain 25,909 25,277 24,147 23,444
East 25,491 24,949 24,061 23,517
Suffolk 23,841 23,618 22,127 21,761
  Babergh 22,946 x 23,491 21,973
  Forest Heath 20,850 x 20,167 19,091
  Ipswich 23,524 24,995 22,798 22,278
  Mid Suffolk 22,258 21,548 20,525 20,518
  St. Edmundsbury 24,088 23,088 20,323 21,430
  Suffolk Coastal 27,656 29,429 26,614 25,098
  Waveney 22,966 20,707 19,590 18,960
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Jobseekers Allowance
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Index Of Deprivation
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Suffolk Economic Participation Programme 2007-2011
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• Three key themes of
• SKILLS
• ENTERPRISE
• EMPLOYABILITY

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EP 2007 11

• Investment made by EEDA

2007-08 2007-08 2008-09 2008-09 2009-10 (to date 11.11.2009) 2009-10 (to date 11.11.2009)
Funding Capital Revenue Capital Revenue Capital Revenue
EP grant offered 1,594,000 951,695 2,344,249 1,676,761 1,419,535 897,349
EP total grant offered 2,545,695 2,545,695 4,021,010 4,021,010 2,316,884 2,316,884
Total Investment made by EEDA Partners
2007-08 2007-08 2008-09 2008-09 2009-10 (to date 11.11.2009) 2009-10 (to date 11.11.2009)
Funding Capital Revenue Capital Revenue Capital Revenue
Project expenditure to date (EEDA other sources) 3,805,393 1,545,192 3,955,433 2,910,536 812,884 344,046
Total project expenditure to date (EEDA other sources) 5,350,585 5,350,585 6,865,969 6,865,969 1,156,930 1,156,930
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Core Outputs Delivered
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 (to date)
Core Outputs
Number of jobs created 9.5 11
Number of jobs safeguarded 22.5
Number of people assisted to get a job 851 2104 215
Number of businesses assisted to improve performance 33 48
Brownfield land reclaimed/redeveloped for commercial/industrial floorspace (ha) 0.5
Brownfield land reclaimed/redeveloped for other (ha) 940
Number of people assisted in skills development 984 2483 13
Number of adults gaining basic skills as part of Skills for Life strategy 68 305
Number of adults supported in gaining a first full Level 2 qualification/equivalent 15 70
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Current situation

• EEDA funding is reducing.
• Priorities are resting with local authorities and
  as such they must highlight what the priorities
  are and the level of investment to be made.
• Strategic added value must be integrated, as EEDA
  are requiring VFM and clear justification of
  priorities and need

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Other Local Priorities

• Mid Suffolk District Council
• Allocation of Employment land to create the new
  Stowmarket Business and Enterprise Park, which
  will attract inward investment and higher paid
  jobs
• Regeneration of Stowmarket town centre to get
  greater spend locally and stop leakage out of the
  district
• Increasing both the value and volume of tourism
  spend into the district by 4 per annum. This
  particularly supports rural based businesses such
  as pubs, restaurants and village shops and keeps
  money circulating locally

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Other Local Priorities

• Suffolk Coastal
• Languard Education Centre
• Heritage Coast Market Towns initiative
• Local strategic Partnerships Economy and Skills
  Group and the delivery of the sustainable
  community strategy
• Projects include -
• Young people and Employer Links Project
• Increasing Employability Skills
• Business Needs analysis
• Learning Network
• Expansion of the Heritage Coast Market Towns
  initiative

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Other Local Priorities

• Forest Heath
• WSLSP Skills Group
• Brandon LEAP
• Business Procurement Opportunities

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Other Local Priorities

• Waveney
• Production of Business smatters Pamphlet, one off
  business support document to be incorporated into
  reflect on Regn.
• Support through Partnerships such as 14-19 / post
  16 planning group, Apprenticeship and skills
  events. Facilitation of successful funding
  applications
• Support through regular partnerships e.g.
  redundancy network ( 129 recorded visits in
  first 2 quarters)
• Statement in the sustainable Community Strategy
  from create high quality jobs to create jobs,
  thereby encompassing all job aspirations.

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Other Local Priorities

• Babergh,
• Support for apprenticeship schemes
• Encouraging business support Young Suffolk

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Other Local Priorities

• St. Edmundsbury
• 70k Labgi support for Menta training initiatives
  (08/09)
• 100k Labgi Apprenticeship support scheme in
  partnership with WSC
• Aim to establish Business/Training centre in
  Haverhill with Menta (SCC 100k EP support)
• 30k Labgi support to upgrade existing Hollands
  Business Centre (Menta)
• Aim to establish an Incubation Centre on Suffolk
  Business Park
• Supermarket bus support (Rural Action Plan - RAP)
  
• Community Transport support (RAP)
• Key service maps (RAP)
• Rural Coffee Caravan (RAP)
• On line IT training (RAP)
• Community Cafes (WSLSP)
• Remote workspace in halls (RAP)
• Village welcome packs (RAP)
• Rural networking events (with BLE)
• Rural communities web pages (RAP)

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Any Questions