Community Strategy Delivery Year 3: Social Inclusion Theme

Anti-Poverty Progress Report

We Said We Would	Lead Partner	What We Did (to January 2008)
Reduce the gap between the Havant Borough unemployment rate and the Hampshire average, by 2008	Havant Borough Council/Havant Council of Community Service	The gap between Havant Unemployment rate and Hampshire’s has remained constant over the last 5 years, reflecting that this has been a period of "full employment” (ie under 3% of the working-age population unemployed). Jan 2008: Havant 2% Hants 1% UK 2.2%. (Note: this is despite significant inward migration of manual labour from the European Accession States).

We Said We Would	Lead Partner	What We Did (to January 2008)
Increase the number of potential volunteers contacted within Havant Borough from 330 to 430, by 2006	Havant Council of Community Service	1 Feb 06 – 31 Jan 07: total was 421. 1 Feb 07 - 31Jan 08: total was 491.
Identify areas in which benefit is underclaimed and increase awareness of benefits – annually	Havant Borough Council/ Havant Council of Community Service	Benefits Take-Up Campaign conducted April to Sept 05. Arrears paid £21,545. Funding has been used to support local community groups to raise awareness of benefits.
Establish Common Bond to enable the Credit Union to operate throughout the whole of Havant Borough, by 2006	Havant Borough Council/ Havant Council of Community Service	Common Bond established.
Develop South Coast Moneyline Home Loans Pilot Scheme by 2006	Havant Council of Community Service	This initiative was not progressed for Havant although South Coast Moneyline has offered several surgeries concerning an unsecured loan service, in the Havant and Waterlooville areas.