it’s not all about the work programme…is it?
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It’s not all about the Work Programme…is it?. Tracy Fishwick, Director. Today’s trends. 2,514,000 unemployed Near record youth unemployment 1.3m Involuntary part time working 1,411,000 Involuntary temps rising Lone parents moving on to JSA (from IS) Geographical variations - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
It’s not all about the Work Programme…is it?
Tracy Fishwick, Director
Today’s trends....2,514,000 unemployedNear record youth unemployment 1.3mInvoluntary part time working 1,411,000Involuntary temps rising Lone parents moving on to JSA (from IS)Geographical variationsLong term u/e and young people key
concerns
Improved NW unemployment rate
Worsening NW inactivity rates
Young faring worse
At a time of unprecedented change...
The challenge of welfare reform– IB reform /reassessments between now and
2014 – Lone parents – Further cuts to welfare spend
Introduction of the Work Programme Payment by results ‘culture’ Universal Credit
Who is being referred?877,880 referrals (June 2011 – June 2012)
9% above the indicative volumes but now in line with revised forecasts (June 2012)
Significantly over profile for JSA (esp Early Access / 18–24s (64% above profile)
Only 34% of original planned referrals for health-related benefits ESA / IB (sicker than expected, number of appeals and backlogs)
Referrals cont…95% of referrals lead to an
attachment within three months£326m spent on attachment fees to July 2012(estimate £290m)
Mixed VCS feedback?
Some VCS have dropped out St Mungos
Some have stopped trading EcoActif
Others are involved and performing Manchester Solutions, Rehab, Pluss
Some actively choosing not to be part of WP Blackburne House
Shouldering risks?
What else is happening?
City Deals / EOS / GIFApprenticeshipsVolunteeringSocial enterpriseNESTA
Who gets apprenticeships?
Volunteering as a routeway to jobs
Manchester CathedralFlexible Support Fund JSA claimants – structured vol
programme87% in to jobs (small but scalable)
Volunteer programme with jobs
Social Enterprise 62,000 social enterprises contribute
£22bn to the economyMajor charities now trading as SE’s Jobs: Social enterprises employ more
people relative to turnover than mainstream small businesses
58% of social enterprises grew last year compared to 28% of SMEs
New models – AbilityTec / Remploy factory
Current projects 14 Social Enterprise leaders to US to
explore what worksThere is no profit without non-profits!Economic strategy for social enterprise
jobs Creating measurable job outcomes
outside mainstream? Broader collaborations – e.g. VCS, charity and housing associations
NESTA
Lack of innovation in the mainstream Creating and shaping new markets - such as social
care, using complementary currencies and vouchers to mobilise capital, and using tax incentives to stimulate new markets
Support for self–employment FranchisingWorks is a social enterprise that aims to help create new businesses and jobs through franchising. It provides independent advice and practical support to people interested in exploring franchising as a way into self–employment
Intermediaries that improve the efficiency of job–matching: Fusion 21’s Employer Pool, which links procurement to sustainable job creation and skills training through capital and cyclical works projects, turning short–term opportunities into long–term jobs. Apprenticeship Training Agency (ATA ) models which directly employ and develop apprentices and hire them out to host employers who provide the employment. Women Like Us who work with employers to help them design part–time jobs using the skills of women returners, to benefit their business and grow the market in part–time employment.
To sum up...
The labour market is very tight Welfare policy is changing Context of widespread public sector cutsBUT there is much that can be done
You will be affected: opportunities and threats