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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 1

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 2

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 3

Costs of housing, essential goods and services Housing stock by tenure, % of households on low income, by tenure, Teignbridge, 2019 Teignbridge 2019 50,000 71% 80% 71% 40,000 60% 30,000 40% 30% 44,771 20,000 20% 14% 20% 9% 10,000 12,628 5,702 0% - Owner Private Social Owner Private Social occupied rented occupied rented The majority of low income households Section 4.1 – Actions, including: live in social housing • T- 10 ‘Roof over our heads’ – Council priority, reported quarterly & private rented • Developing social housing with low rents – and shared ownership 4 Source: TDC Stock Condition Survey 2019

Costs of housing, essential goods and services Local authority areas with an average gap between weekly social and private rents above £50 Teignbridge a ‘high affordability pressure area’ as defined by Homes England Affordability issues Section 4.1 – Actions, including: • Development of our Housing and Homelessness strategies • Tenancy Strategy champions local housing affordability 5 Source: Homes England 2018

Costs of housing, essential goods and services The proportion of household income spent on mortgage, or rent, England 2017/18* 40% 34% 28% 30% 18% 20% 10% 0% Owner with mortgage Social rent Private rent With social housing in short Section 4.1 – Actions, including: supply and home ownership • Improving housing conditions in the private rented sector out of reach, thousands of • Community funding for Citizens Advice and the Community households have no option but to rent privately and Voluntary Service 6 *Including housing benefit Source: English Housing Survey 2017/18

Costs of housing, essential goods and services Fuel poverty distribution by tenure, Teignbridge, 2019 20% 16% 15% 12% 11% 10% 5% 0% Owner occupied Private rented Social stock Despite low incomes, Fuel poverty this tenure is more Section 4.1 – Actions, including: thermally efficient, • Provide loans and grants to improve thermal efficiency meeting decent • Deliver affordable homes to high eco standards, for example homes standards 7 Passivehaus Source: TDC Stock Condition Survey 2019

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 8

The benefit system Number of Universal Credit claimants, Devon, Aug 2019 Since Sep 2018, 2,535 11,173 12,000 Housing Benefit 10,000 claimants have migrated 8,000 to Universal Credit 6,000 4,477 4,000 2,572 2,535 2,406 2,305 1,620 1,604 1,525 933 2,000 - 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 9 Source: Department of Work and Pensions

The benefit system Number of Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants, Teignbridge, 2019 4,000 3,094 Over two thirds 3,000 2,535 2,461 (68%) of housing benefits are 2,000 assessed and paid 1,000 by Teignbridge - Universal Credit Working age HB Pension age HB 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 10 Source: Department of Work and Pensions & Teignbridge Council

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 11

Unemployment and low-paid, or lack of jobs Median gross annual earnings for full-time employees, Devon 2019 Households in North Devon £25,116 Teignbridge whose Torridge £25,532 annual income falls Torbay £26,260 below £17,640 could be Plymouth £26,260 considered to be in West Devon £26,260 ‘relative poverty’ Teignbridge £27,092 South Hams £28,184 Mid Devon £28,340 East Devon £28,600 Exeter £29,692 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 12 Source: Devon County Council

Unemployment and low-paid, or lack of jobs 1,600 1,475 Number and % of households on low income, by ward, Teignbridge 2019 1,400 1,255 1,161 Wards with larger number of social and 1,200 privately rented homes will have more 972 1,000 815 807 803 765 households with low incomes 800 666 634 623 615 529 505 504 441 600 400 283 280 195 185 175 172 165 123 115 200 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% 0 13 Source: TDC Stock Condition Survey 2019

Unemployment and low-paid, or lack of jobs 6,000 Out of work claimant count, Devon, Dec 2019 5,440 Males Females 5,000 Under Universal Credit a broader span of 2,195 4,000 claimants are required to look for work than 3,000 under Jobseeker's Allowance 2,450 2,000 935 1,395 1,305 1,150 3,245 1,080 860 740 695 540 1,000 590 475 490 430 1,515 340 320 320 855 210 715 660 650 520 420 375 265 0 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 14 Source: Office for National Statistics

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 15

Low levels of skills, or education Individuals with no academic, or professional qualifications, Devon 2011 50,000 40,000 30,000 22,353 20,000 10,000 0 18% of individuals in Section 4.4 – Actions, including: Teignbridge have no • T-10 ‘Investing in prosperity’ – Council priority, reported quarterly qualifications • 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 16 funding Source: Devon County Council

Low levels of skills, or education % of pupils reaching the expected standard in key stage 1, Devon 2017 Devon England 100% 84% 83% 77% 76% 75% 75% 80% 69% 68% 60% 40% 20% 0% Reading Writing Maths Science Section 4.3 – actions, including: % of pupils reaching the • The Teignbridge Stronger Communities Fund supports local expected standard in projects key stage 1, is in line • The Economic Development Team has started working with the with national figures Careers and Enterprise Company as an enterprise advisor 17 Source: Department for Education

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 18

Discrimination, abuse, trauma, or chaotic lives Reported domestic abuse crimes and incidents by community partner area, 2017/18 to 2018/19 2017/18 2018/19 3,340 3,500 3,060 2,780 2,590 2,400 2,350 2,310 2,200 2,500 1,500 500 -500 East and Mid Devon Exeter North Devon and South Devon and Torridge Dartmoor Section 4.5/4.6 – Actions, including: S Devon and • T-10 ‘Strong communities’ – Council priority, reported quarterly Dartmoor reported • Adoption of Domestic Violence and Abuse Strategy, which domestic abuse successfully secured funding crime up by 9% • Safeguarding training is mandatory to all staff; cases are referred to the Safeguarding Team 19 Source: Safer Devon Partnership