04a JSNA Appendix , item 5. PDF 6 MB - Lambeth Council
04a JSNA Appendix , item 5. PDF 6 MB - Lambeth Council
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DRAFT<br />
benefit, job seekers allowance, lone parent benefits). (Based on DWP Ward<br />
Count May 2007/working aged population).<br />
• In Vassall ward, there was a 2% reduction in the number of people claiming<br />
working age benefit . from February 2008 to May 2008.<br />
• In Coldharbour ward, there was a 3% reduction for the same period.<br />
• The Households Below Average Income data 2004/5 (DWP) showed that<br />
21% of children nationally are from families on out of work benefits. Within<br />
London there are 105 local wards where the percentage of children on<br />
benefits is at least twice the national average. <strong>Lambeth</strong> had 2 wards<br />
(Coldharbour, 48.2% and Tulse Hill, 43.85%). Southwark had 5 wards,<br />
Wandsworth and Lewisham also had 2 wards. 54<br />
NATIONAL PRIORITIES<br />
Reference<br />
NI 166<br />
NI 152<br />
NI 153<br />
NI 173<br />
NI 181<br />
NI 116<br />
NI 118<br />
NI 180<br />
Indicator<br />
Median earnings of employees in the area<br />
Working age people on out of work benefits<br />
Working age people claiming out-of-work benefits in worst performing<br />
neighbourhoods<br />
Flows on to incapacity benefits from employment<br />
Time taken to process Housing Benefit/<strong>Council</strong> Tax Benefit new<br />
claims and change events<br />
Proportion of children in poverty<br />
Take up of formal childcare by low-income working families<br />
The number of changes of circumstances which affect customers’<br />
HB/CTB entitlement within the year.<br />
Proportion of Older People in poverty<br />
CURRENT RELEVANT STRATEGIC PRIORITIES<br />
•<br />
Do they live in decent homes?<br />
STATUS<br />
• The mix of housing stock in <strong>Lambeth</strong> is fairly typical of an inner London<br />
borough with 37% owner-occupied properties, 38% social housing and 25%<br />
privately rented.<br />
• There is very high demand for housing in <strong>Lambeth</strong> reflected in an average<br />
house price of £356k (Land Registry Dec 2007), almost double the national<br />
average.<br />
• Private renting in <strong>Lambeth</strong> is also expensive costing an average of £230 per<br />
week for a 2 bedroom property, compared with less than £80 per week for a<br />
social let (Housing needs survey 2007).<br />
• <strong>Lambeth</strong> is estimated to have <strong>5.</strong>16% of households in fuel poverty 55 ; this<br />
compares with a London average of <strong>5.</strong>4%.<br />
54 http://www.jrf.org.uk/child-poverty/documents/London.doc<br />
55 A household is defined as being in Fuel Poverty (full income) if, in order to maintain a satisfactory heating<br />
regime, it needs to spend more than 10% of its income on all household fuel use.<br />
<strong>Lambeth</strong> <strong>JSNA</strong> – Preliminary Assessment<br />
Version 4<br />
October 2008<br />
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