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Lincoln Anti-Poverty Action Plan: Maximizing Income & Making a Difference

Learn about Lincoln's comprehensive strategy to combat poverty, with actions like limiting expensive credit, supporting local initiatives, and increasing access to resources. Join the movement and make a difference. #LAPC2015 @lincolnVpoverty

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Lincoln Anti-Poverty Action Plan: Maximizing Income & Making a Difference

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  1. Lincoln Anti-Poverty Strategy and Action Plan James Wilkinson Programme Lead City of Lincoln Council #LAPC2015 @lincolnVpoverty www.lincolnagainstpoverty.co.uk Lincoln Against Poverty

  2. The Journey So Far Analysis of socioeconomic data Review of academic and professional journals Year-long review with partners on issues relating to poverty Lincoln Against Poverty Conference 2014 One year of delivering the Lincoln Anti-Poverty Action Plan Lincoln Against Poverty

  3. The Anti-Poverty Strategy Lincoln Against Poverty Lincoln Against Poverty

  4. Key Actions from the Anti-Poverty Action Plan Lincoln Against Poverty

  5. The Anti-Poverty Action Plan Action:‘Say no to high cost borrowing’ campaign Programme: Limiting the impact of expensive credit Objective: Helping people maximise their income October 2014 November 2014 December 2014 January 2015 Lincoln Against Poverty

  6. The Anti-Poverty Action Plan Action:‘Say no to high cost borrowing’ campaign Programme: Limiting the impact of expensive credit Objective: Helping people maximise their income • Thanks to the support of 32 partners, this campaign delivered: • 1,000 posters • 5,000 leaflets • 125,000 social media impressions • 18 local and regional news articles • 7 magazine articles • 6 radio interviews • 100 bus adverts • 2,380 printed Advice Cards with January payslips • 12,000 electronic Advice Cards with January payslips • 1,600 printed Advice Cards to service users Lincoln Against Poverty

  7. The Anti-Poverty Action Plan Action:Relocation of Lincolnshire Credit Union to City Hall Programme: Supporting partners to make a difference Objective: Continuing to work in a joined up way • Since being in City Hall: • 121 new members • 78 small loans issued • £120,869 equivalent savings if compared to a doorstep lender Lincoln Against Poverty

  8. The Anti-Poverty Action Plan Action:Diverting waste from landfill to furniture charities Programme: Supporting partners to make a difference Objective: Continuing to work in a joined up way • Two month pilot • December 2014 – January 2015 Lincoln Against Poverty

  9. The Anti-Poverty Action Plan Action:West End furniture collection scheme Programme: More help when the household budget runs out Objective: Helping people maximise their income • 127 bags of clothing and kitchen items donated • 13 items of furniture donated Lincoln Against Poverty

  10. The Anti-Poverty Action Plan Action:Promote the ‘Lincs2Advice’ helpline on lampposts Programme: Increasing money management skills and confidence Objective: Helping people maximise their income • North Lincoln • Swift Gardens • Addison Drive • Central Lincoln • Monks Road • Canon Street • Portland Street • Scorer Street • South Lincoln • Moorland Avenue • Larchwood Crescent Lincs2Advice: 0300 303 8789 Lincoln Against Poverty

  11. The Anti-Poverty Action Plan Action: Increase access to food during school holidays Programme: Supporting families to feed and clothe their children Objective: Helping people with the cost of raising a child • MASH Meals scheme • Run by Lincoln Baptist Church Lincoln Against Poverty

  12. The Anti-Poverty Action Plan Action: Pilot Year 7 Savings Scheme Programme: Supporting children to get involved in school life Objective: Helping people with the cost of raising a child • A partnership between: • Lincoln Christ’s Hospital School • Lincolnshire Credit Union • Barclay’s Money Skills programme • City of Lincoln Council • Encouraging pupils to: • Save regularly • Think about money Lincoln Against Poverty

  13. The Anti-Poverty Action Plan Action:Creation of a Lincoln Food Bank Forum Programme: Keeping agencies in touch Objective: Continuing to work in a joined up way • Lincoln Community Larder • Lincoln Foodbank • St. Luke’s Larder • Tinnies Lincoln Against Poverty

  14. The Anti-Poverty Action Plan Action:Carers awareness sessions for council staff Programme: Helping those facing poverty due to illness Objective: Breaking the link between poor health and poverty • Looking after our customers: • Carers and Young Carers Partnership • Dementia Friends (Alzheimer’s Society) • Lloyds Money for Life • Looking after our staff: • Christians Against Poverty Lincoln Against Poverty

  15. The Anti-Poverty Action Plan Action: Welfare support after a death in a joint tenancy Programme: Advice designed around the individual Objective: Making sure older people get the services they need • Providing welfare advice at difficult life events Lincoln Against Poverty

  16. The Anti-Poverty Action Plan Action:Children’s University Accreditation at Lincoln Guildhall Programme: Supporting children to get involved with school life Objective: Helping people with the cost of raising a child Lincoln Against Poverty

  17. The Anti-Poverty Action Plan Action: HMP Lincoln Debt Packs Programme: Increasing money management skills and confidence Objective: Helping people maximise their income • Debt packs • Debt awareness leaflets in the FIRST Centre Lincoln Against Poverty

  18. The Anti-Poverty Action Plan Action:Signpost to debt and money advice in Your Lincoln Programme: Increasing money management skills and confidence Objective: Helping people maximise their income • Your Lincoln magazine circulation to 40,000 households in Lincoln • Home! magazine circulation to 8,000 households in social housing in Lincoln Lincoln Against Poverty

  19. The Anti-Poverty Action Plan Action:Develop and launch an anti-poverty website for partners Programme: Keeping agencies in touch Objective: Continuing to work in a joined up way • 850 sessions and 2.5k page views since launching in October 2014 • www.lincolnagainstpoverty.co.uk #LAPC2015 @lincolnVpoverty www.lincolnagainstpoverty.co.uk Lincoln Against Poverty

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