Theme Response Include baseline data of poverty in This will be followed up by the Swansea / update the 2014 Swansea Poverty Forum. Poverty Profile to accompany the Strategy to provide a benchmark for monitoring and measuring success. Stronger links with economic This will be delivered through the development and employment development of a single employment opportunities. support gateway, ‘Swansea Working’ and links to key investment opportunities. Include references to Welfare Actions within the Delivery Plan Reform, in-work poverty, food contribute to addressing these issues. poverty, transport poverty and rural The Poverty Partnership Forum will poverty. consider these issues in its priorities. Consider how the council will support Actions within the Delivery Plan income maximisation and reducing contribute to addressing these issues. income inequalities. Consider people who are unable to Actions within the Delivery Plan work / or unable to work full time due contribute to addressing these issues. to disability, physical or mental The Poverty Partnership Forum will illness. consider these issues in its priorities. Include how to improve engagement, Actions within the Delivery Plan involvement, participation and contribute to addressing these issues. coproduction in strategy The Poverty Partnership Forum will development, delivery, monitoring consider these issues in its priorities. and evaluation, including those experiencing poverty and communities of interest. Include strengthening poverty This is an action in the Delivery Plan. awareness across services. Include delivering accessible services The Transformation Team’s ‘Service in communities. Delivery in is Communities’ initiative reviewing these options. Provide clarity for how partners can Through the Poverty Partnership engage with and support delivery. Forum. Consider the impact of national, This will be considered through the regional and local government policy appropriate Governance Structures. on poverty. Improve use of accessible language The Strategy has been revised to and the Strategy layout. incorporate this feedback. Summary (Full online / paper survey) Any percentages shown have been rounded up or down to the nearest whole number. A total of 46 survey responses were received. Over a third (38%, n = 19) of those who completed the survey were a member of the public. Almost three quarters (74%, n = 37) of the respondents said they had read the draft revised Tackling Poverty Strategy for Swansea.
Theme Response Include baseline data of poverty in Swansea / update the 2014 Swansea Poverty Profile to accompany the Strategy to provide a benchmark for monitoring and measuring success. This will be followed up by the Poverty Forum. Stronger links with economic development and employment opportunities. This will be delivered through the development of a single employment support gateway, ‘Swansea Working’ and links to key investment opportunities. Include references to Welfare Reform, in-work poverty, food poverty, transport poverty and rural poverty. Actions within the Delivery Plan contribute to addressing these issues. The Poverty Partnership Forum will consider these issues in its priorities. Consider how the council will support income maximisation and reducing income inequalities. Actions within the Delivery Plan contribute to addressing these issues. Consider people who are unable to work / or unable to work full time due to disability, physical or mental illness. Actions within the Delivery Plan contribute to addressing these issues. The Poverty Partnership Forum will consider these issues in its priorities. Include how to improve engagement, involvement, participation and coproduction in strategy development, delivery, monitoring and evaluation, including those experiencing poverty and communities of interest. Actions within the Delivery Plan contribute to addressing these issues. The Poverty Partnership Forum will consider these issues in its priorities. Include strengthening poverty awareness across services. This is an action in the Delivery Plan. Include delivering accessible services in communities. The Transformation Team’s ‘Service Delivery in Communities’ initiative is reviewing these options. Provide clarity for how partners can engage with and support delivery. Through the Poverty Partnership Forum. Consider the impact of national, regional and local government policy on poverty. This will be considered through the appropriate Governance Structures. Improve use of accessible language and the Strategy layout. The Strategy has been revised to incorporate this feedback. Summary (Full online / paper survey) Any percentages shown have been rounded up or down to the nearest whole number. A total of 46 survey responses were received. Over a third (38%, n = 19) of those who completed the survey were a member of the public. Almost three quarters (74%, n = 37) of the respondents said they had read the draft revised Tackling Poverty Strategy for Swansea.
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