Transcript Social Inclusion Mini Group

Social Inclusion Mini Group
Marches LEP Networks Workshop
Welcome & Introduction
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Housekeeping
Today’s Agenda
Why are we here?
What do we mean by networks?
Networks? Partnerships? Groups?
Interconnected organisations
Share knowledge, skills, resources
Have a particular purpose
EU Structural and Investment Funds
European Regional
Development Fund
(ERDF)
• Research, innovation,
business development
(including SE ) and
infrastructure
investment, inc. low
carbon and
envrionmental works
European Social Fund
(ESF)
• Training, enhancing
access to employment
and social inclusion
• 20% Social Inclusion
European Agricultural
Fund for Rural
Development (EAFRD),
• For rural areas
(excludes
Shrewsbury),
investing in
Community
Broadband, Tourism
and agri-food
businesses
Social Inclusion
• European Context
• The Europe 2020 strategy has a goal of promoting social inclusion,
in particular through the reduction of poverty;
• To lift at least 20milion people across the EU out of the risk of
poverty and social exclusion
• National Policy Context
• Governments Strategy for Social Justice “ Social Justice:
Transforming Lives” sets out the commitment to giving individuals
and families facing multiple disadvantage the support and tools
they need to turn their lives around.
Social Inclusion – 4 Sub-Priorities
(with indicative activities)
• 5.1 - Provide the means through which under-represented groups
BECOME WORK READY, and are able to access learning, training and job
opportunities
• 5.2 - Engaging and supporting under-represented groups to enable them
to OVERCOME BARRIERS to employment
• 5.3 - Develop capacity at a local level which SUPPORTS AND EMPOWERS
under-represented groups
• 5.4 - Target GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS with high levels of unemployment, low
education attainment levels and low income through a Community Led
Local Development approach. This may only occur in areas that are within
the top 20% most deprived nationally, which in Shropshire only includes
parts of North Shrewsbury.
Voluntary and Community Sector
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VCS Leading development of Strategic Activity 5 – Social Inclusion
VCS Mini-group established
VCS wider stakeholder events to broaden input
Social inclusion also in other Strategic Priorities
VCS will be represented in the Marches LEP governance
Equality a cross cutting theme, with sustainability
Positive feedback on Marches collaborative approach with sector
Work done to date…
• Mini Group Establishment and
regular Meetings
• Stakeholder events
• Social Inclusion Champion
• ESIF Sub Committee
• Opt In – BIG Lottery
• Networking events
• Other themes
Big Lottery opt-in
• Only for ESF and not for any delegated grants
• Subject to clarity of opt-in and agreement between Big
Lottery and Marches LEP
• Marches LEP has agreed in principle to opt-in, initially for first
two years
• Potential to hold back 20% for local calls and small grants –
are we confident of local match funding?
• Will not match fund CLLD
Building Better Opportunities
• To support the ESF theme ‘Promoting Social
Inclusion and Combating Poverty’.
• Development funding
– Awareness raising
– Promoting opportunities
– Bringing stakeholders together
– Enabling new partnerships
– Point of contact
– Work with Big Lottery
ESIF – progress with sign off
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ESIF Strategy submitted to government January 2014
Specific feedback from Growth Programme Board March 2014
Marches LEP responded May 2014
Negotiations between EU Commission and UK government on Partnership
Agreement and ESF and ERDF Operational Plan
Changes have been made to the national priorities
DCLG will now manage both ESF and ERDF
LEPs are reviewing ESIF strategies in light of these changes
EU and UK government need to agree Partnership Agreement, ERDF and
ESF Operational Plan before ESIF sign off
Timetable
• April 2015 - Approval of ESIF (ERDF, ESF and EAFRD) UK Operational
Programmes by European Commission
• June 2015 – Launch of UK Funding Programmes (it is possible that calls for
applications / tenders will be invited in advance)
• August / September 2015 – Realistic start date of activity on the ground
Summary of first tranche of calls
• Big Lottery Opt-in – first 2 years ESIF Social Inclusion funding
less 20%
• Marches Open Calls – 20% not allocated to Big Lottery
– Small grants scheme so individuals entering work can access work
clothing/shoes, essential job related equipment, entry certificates etc
– New approaches to address barriers to employment, such as transport
solutions, digital exclusion, carer responsibilities etc
Underrepresented Groups
Socially excluded/marginalised groups (referred to as underrepresented
groups) include, but are not limited to…
• Young people not in education, employment and
• Training (NEET/Pre-NEET)
• Offenders and ex-offenders
• Romany and travellers
• Lone parents
• Over 50s
• The working poor
• Families with multiple and complex needs
• Homeless
• Disabled (physical and those with mental health issues)
• Carers
• Black and minority, ethnic; lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT);
• The families of these groups
It also includes those living in areas of deprivation and groups with specific needs
which are currently hidden.
Workshop
1. What does your network do?
2. What is the scope of the work that your
network does?
3. Can you identify the gaps?
4. Is there any local or other money available
for potential match?
Where next?
• What we have gathered from the workshop
will influence work
• Further discussions with BIG Lottery
• Open Calls
• Programmes not projects
• Local people = sustainable projects and bigger
impact
Need more information?
• Webpage – www.vcsvoice.org/what-wedo/eu-funding-2
• Any questions contact:
Kate MacDonald on 01743 252740 or email
[email protected]
• Stakeholder Newsletter – ask Kate to join
circulation list.