1. Salford Strategic Partnership Board 23 rd October 2009 Salford Recession Task Group Indicator Dashboard September 2009

2. Salford Recession Task Group Formed to combat & mitigate the impact of the Recession on people, businesses and visitors to Salford. Chaired by the Leader of the Council and attended by key partners. Meets monthly. Recession Indicator Dashboard – Resident, Business, Place. Recession Partners Priorities Plan

3. Recession Indicator Dashboard Resident monitor September 2009

10. Salford JSA claimant rates: Aug 2009 Salford GM NW UK

11. Salford JSA: Flows In and Flows Off

12. Notified Redundancies Aug 2009: 280 Notified Redundancies Q1 2009: 489

13. Citizens’ Advice Bureau cases in Salford Issue By Category 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1 Unsecured Debt (credit/store/charge cards plus unsecured loans 244473552907933 1012 Unsecured Debt (Hire Purchase arrears plus catalogue and mail order debts) 42128113135175 174 Redundancy295285140123 98 Job Seekers Allowance80105162187218 196 Mortgage & secured loan arrears 4889127112129 138 Bankruptcy2042454358 36 Selected total463889108415241636 1654

14. Homeless Presentations / Acceptances YearPresentationsAcceptancesAcceptance Rate Per ‘000 households 2006/071410105775%9.9 2007/0896858761%5.5 2008/0982546156%4.3 2009/10 (Q1 01.04.09 – 31.08.09) 21011655%N/A

15. Recession Impact Monitoring to 31.08.09 31.07.09 Monitoring Homelessness presentations 210Of which, for mortgage arrears 10.47% Homelessness acceptances 116Of which, for mortgage arrears 10.86% Housing Advice presentations 873Of which, for mortgage arrears 60.69% Total Number on Waiting List19, 692 households

16. Arrears and Repossessions – Spatial Mapping

18. Recession Indicator Dashboard Business monitor September 2009

19. Trading Conditions 37% of Salford firms are above average risk whilst GM has 33% and NW has 28% (BLNW 10.09.09) Commercial property deals took an average of 211 days in quarter 1, compared to 242 in previous quarter Gap between asking and achieved price was 11% in quarter 1 compared to 4% in previous quarter Main business support enquiries concern access to finance and training Still difficult to raise finance through the banks – cash flow is still a major issue

20. Demand for business support services Service 2008/09 2009/10 Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1To date Number of business enquiries to Economic Development 218200234357 223370 Number of business starts via intensive assistance 50 2639 4950 (est) Attendance at business events N/A5590105 95120

21. Commercial Delphi Risk Score Number of employees

22. Recession Indicator Dashboard Place monitor September 2009

23. Serious acquisitive crime Aug 08 – Aug 09 Aug-08 Se p- 08 Oc t- 08 No v- 08 De c- 08 Ja n- 09 Fe b- 09 Ma r- 09 Ap r- 09 Ma y- 09 Ju n- 09 Ju l- 09 Au g- 09 Tot al Serious Acquisitive Crime (All)557663 74 8699668634535616569646505 57 1494 790 5 Burglary Dwelling188182 19 0183212210158167188194131 14 1 228 5 Theft from Motor Vehicle254351 43 4401313264250324254313275 30 1235 396 9 Theft of Motor Vehicle83908565708676748187628371 101 3 Robbery - Business1110614202210659 16 155 Robbery - Personal21303336535241454143273031483

24. Average house sales prices

25. Total number of house sales

26. Residential void rates

27. And so…our response has developed… Cabinet Credit Salford Salford Strategic Partnership Recession Task Group Audit Commission Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership

29. Response – Partners Priorities Plan Developed by the Salford Recession Task Group. Range of actions designed to mitigate the impact of the Recession. Monitored monthly via the Recession Task Group Includes newly developed Recession web pages: www.salford.gov.uk/living/advice/recession

30. Supporting new and existing businesses Knowing where to turn – publicity about resources of help Getting and keeping a job Making the most of public resources Maintaining income and managing debt Deliver prompt payment to suppliers Deliver business start up support Deliver support for existing businesses Encourage local economic benefit Promote Salford’s commercial premises Tackle businesses dealing in counterfeit products Develop tourism in Salford to support local businesses Support businesses by tackling crimes that impact on them Launch tackling recession website and helpline Promote sources of recession help Target financial support/ advice Enhance access to benefits advice and income maximisation Enhance access to debt advice Deliver local support to reduce impact of economic downturn Develop and deliver working neighbourhood teams Integrate worklessness/ 14-19 agendas Reduce re-offending and assist the rehabilitation of offenders Improve job opportunities for care leavers Maximise the take-up of educational maintenance allowance Expand pathways to employment programme to support worklessness Deliver the Council as an exemplar employer Develop the local employment benefit of Mediacity:UK Integrate community safety with other activity in areas that recession has hit hardest Promote take-up of free school meals Develop the horticultural academy Deliver fast-track benefit claims service Design flexible debt recovery procedures Promote affordable credit and combat illegal money lending Develop the financial inclusion agenda Promote affordable warmth Develop and implement child poverty strategy Deliver quality income/ debt advice to employees Getting and keeping a home Deliver Salford Housing Options Point – SHOP Tackle increasing homelessness Deliver effective housing applications process Develop plans for delivery of a Council managed mortgage scheme Protect people’s homes Disrupt and prevent acquisitive crime that affects people’s homes. Address the increased risk of domestic abuse, associated homelessness and economic impact on families

31. So that we… ‘…do create a robust, growing and dynamic City economy that plays a leading role at the heart of Greater Manchester and meets the needs and aspirations of Salford people’ Salford Economic Development Plan

32. So that we… ‘…do create a robust, growing and dynamic City economy that plays a leading role at the heart of Greater Manchester and meets the needs and aspirations of Salford people’ Salford Economic Development Plan

33. So…the Council and its Partners are doing a lot… What does the Recession feel like for you in Salford? Are we taking the right approach? What more can we do? What could you bring to the table?