1. Child Poverty Action
Plan
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2. Child Poverty Action Plan
Context and Background
North Ayrshire Joint Child Poverty action plan report
Next Steps and Discussion

3. Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017
Provisions of Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017
To set out a clear agenda for tackling, reporting on and measuring child poverty, the Act:
Sets out four statutory income targets, to be met in the financial year beginning 1 April 2030.
Sets out four interim income targets, to be met in the financial year beginning 1 April 2023.
Places a duty on Scottish Ministers to publish child poverty delivery plans in 2018, 2022, and 2026, and to report on those plans annually.
Places a duty on local authorities and health boards to report annually on activity they are taking, and will take, to reduce child poverty.
Sets out that a statutory Poverty and Inequality Commission will be established from 1 July 2019, with functions related to the child poverty reduction targets.

4. Guidance –
Direct Drivers of Child Poverty

5. Local Child Poverty Action Report
National Context

6. Local Child Poverty Action Report – Local Context
Figure 6: Local Poverty Related Indicators
Indicator
North Ayrshire
Scotland
Employment rate ( )
69.8%
75.4%
Unemployment Rate ( )
6.4%
4.1%
Incapacity benefit/ severe disability allowance Claimant count
7.40%
6.10%
Working age population claiming out of work benefits (2016)
14.6%
10.6%
Children in low income families (2015)
23.30%
16.30%
Children registered for free school meals (2018)
22.30%
15.60%
Households with children living in fuel poverty (2014/16)
18.1%
16.7%
Children admitted to hospital due to asthma, rate per 100,000 population (2015/ /18)
235.1
145.1
Children looked after by Local Authority, rate per 1,000 (2017)
22.2
14.3
Domestic Abuse Rates, per 10,000 population (2016/17)
123.4
108.8
Employment rate for year olds (2017)
57.8%
59.4%
Households with children living in homes that fail the SHQS (2014/16)
52.4%
41.2%
Proportion of Population Income Deprived (2017)
17.3%
12.2%
Proportion of Working age population employment deprived (2017)
15.3%
Young people in prison per 100,000 ( )
484.7
300.2
Young people living in the most income deprived quintile (2017)
47.9%
21.5%
Proportion of people earning less than the living wage (2017/18)*
21.40%
18.40%
Proportion of people aged 16+ underemployed (2017)** (Respondents who would like to work longer hours, given the opportunity)
11.8%
8.0%
Source: Scottish Public Health Information for Scotland (
*Source: Local Government Benchmarking Framework
**Source: Annual Population Survey (Jan to Dec)

7. Local Child Poverty Action Report Strategic Context
Fair For All Strategy - “North Ayrshire CPP pledges to tackle the root causes of child poverty and mitigate its impact to create a better life for local people.”
Advisory Panel
Steering Group
Fair For All Commission
Local Outcomes Improvement Plan (LOIP) - four priority areas:
A Working North Ayrshire
A Healthier North Ayrshire
A Safer North Ayrshire
A Thriving North Ayrshire – Children and Young People

8. Local Child Poverty Action Report Strategic Context
Draft Council Plan,
Vision: A North Ayrshire that is ‘Fair For All’
Mission: Working together to improve well-being, prosperity and equity in North Ayrshire
Aspiring Communities
Inspiring Place
A Council for the Future
Priority Outcomes directly linked to Child poverty -
North Ayrshire’s children and young people have the best start in life.
North Ayrshire has an inclusive, growing and enterprising economy.
North Ayrshire’s residents and communities enjoy good, life-long health and wellbeing.

9. Local Child Poverty Action Report Strategic Context
Children’s Services Plan
Scottish Attainment Challenge
Child Centred Council – Year of Young People legacy
Inclusive Growth
Community Wealth Building
Ayrshire Regional Growth Deal
Adverse Childhood Experiences

10. Local Child Poverty Action Report Action Plan
Understanding Inequalities – Fair for All Approach
Income from Employment:
Skills for Life programme
Family Futures programme
We Work for Families programme
Focus on the poverty related attainment gap
Vocational programmes and Activity Agreements in the Senior Phase
Positive Steps initiative
Supported Employment Team
Employability Pipeline Services

11. Local Child Poverty Action Report Action Plan
Costs of living:
Better Off North Ayrshire
Money Matters
Childcare – early years expansion
Healthy Start Vouchers
School Holiday Meals programme
Period Poverty Initiative
Transport initiatives
Local Housing Strategy

12. Local Child Poverty Action Report Action Plan
Income from social security and benefits in kind:
Better Off North Ayrshire
Money Matters
Discretionary housing payments
Scottish Welfare Fund administration
Referral tool for NHS staff to sign-post families to appropriate specialist services.
North Ayrshire digital strategy
Uptake of Free School Meals, Clothing Grants and Education Maintenance Allowance

13. Local Child Poverty Action Report Action Plan
Table 1 – Current Actions to address the Direct Drivers of Child Poverty (As shown in Fig. 1)
Action
e.g. new services offered, increasing flexibility of existing services
Who action is carried out by
(all those partners involved in action)
Poverty driver(s) the action is intended to impact
Level of Intervention
How impact has / will be assessed
Timescale for action
Approach and
Group(s) the action is intended to reduce poverty amongst*
Link to North Ayrshire Strategy
Partnership working with Through Care Support Team to engage and support care leavers in making and maintaining claims for benefit, supporting with identifying training and employment opportunities.
NAC, DWP
Income from Employment
Income from Benefits
Prevent
Q4 2018/19 – 54% of eligible YP are in Education, Employment or Training. The young people who are not in Education, Employment or Training fall into 4 other categories- Looking after Family, Long Term Illness, Short Term Illness or Due to other Circumstances
Ongoing
Targeted
Looked after care leavers
North Ayrshire Local Employment Activity Action Plan
Skills for Life programme – intensive support for long term unemployed lone parents. Six month mentored vocational placement within the Council. Addresses many barriers.
In partnership with DWP, Ayrshire College and other partners.
Since April 2017, 45 people have taken part with 35 (78%) having a positive destination.
22 retained with Council, 8 private sector employment, 5 further education.

14. Local Child Poverty Action Report Governance
Community Planning Partnership
Cabinet Approval in June 2019
Six Monthly Reporting – internal
Children’s Services Strategic Partnership
Fair For All Steering Group – as part of CPP
Annual Report to Scottish Government

15. Development Internal working group
Consultation with CP Board - November workshops
FFA Steering Group
Report to CPP Senior Officers Group
Consultation with all Directorates and Partners
ELT and CSSP received updates

16. Next Steps
Board Approval for report to be published
Approval of Draft Report and Action Plan by Cabinet – 11 June 2019
Publish Report and Submit to Scottish Government by 30 June 2019