Agenda item

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

The Committee were informed that there were currently a variety of services and interventions available to tackle child poverty in the City. Overall the City provides quality services for those currently engaged. However, services may be uncoordinated, confusing for families to navigate, or families may not currently be engaging. The work that has been undertaken as a result of the Child Poverty Needs Assessment recognises the high quality services available in the City, but proposes that further action could be taken to tackle the issue. A case management model was proposed, which would provide targeted, tailored and intensive work with families around employment and training for adults and education and aspiration-raising activities for children. This approach would support families to engage with and navigate services, and would tackle the root causes of poverty.

RESOLVED – that the development of a case management model as an approach to tackling child poverty in the City be endorsed.