community regeneration in action

The local economic impact of a South

Wales housing association

Steve CurryValleys to Coast Housing

community regeneration in action

In the beginning… V2C established 2003 following successful tenant ballot

Community Regeneration in Action

Local labour clause

community regeneration in action

Results Positives

• 75% target – 90%+ achieved

• More £ in local people’s pockets?

• Community benefit clause

Negatives

• Difficult to measure impact on individuals, community

• Difficult to manage with communities and contractors

community regeneration in action

Can-Do Toolkit• i2i guide launched Sept 2008

supported by WG

• Focus on TR&T in construction contracts

• I2i SME-friendly toolkit - 2010

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How do V2C use TR&T?• Core contract requirement • % of contracted ‘working weeks’

dedicated to local jobs and training

- Refurbishment- 52 weeks- New Build - 78 weeks- Arbed – 156 weeks

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TR&T

RecruitmentTrainingTargeted

Local Jobs

Relevant

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Targeted• V2C Tenants/Bridgend residents

• ‘Neets’

• Local colleges & providers

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Recruitment• Jobs for all skills levels

• Genuine labour market need

• Lasting at least 6 months

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Training• Relevant

• Locally run, where possible

• Accredited

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Targeting – areas of deprivation

IMD – Wales

1896 Ranked LSOA’s

11 Caerau 1 (Caerau Park, Tudor)38 Caerau 2 (Blaencaerau)55 Cornelly 4 (Marlas) 81 Bettws (bottom site) 185 Morfa 2 (Wildmill)186 Sarn 1

Bridgend – six areas in the top 200 in Wales

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Mapping deprivation

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TR&T – trainee post codes

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Our Achievements

Contract Numbers to Q3 – December 2010

Contracted Working Weeks /Opportunities

No. Targeted Individuals

Into Jobs, further training or education

Still to be confirmed

Exited programme without outcome OR unknown

1,446 100 57 26 17

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Arbed – March 2011• £2.5M grant

• TR&T grant condition = 156 wks

• V2C Target 156 x £5M = 780 wks

• Achieved > 1,260 wks

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Development of TR&T• Include social and community

benefits in all V2C procurement

• Community Initiatives

• SME – Can Do Toolkit 2

• Measure S&C benefit outcomes

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nef – analysing LM3 (Arbed)• Looked at V2C local multiplier ...LM2• from Arbed energy performance work

• 84% spend within 25 miles of Bridgend

• Local economic multiplier £2.21/£1 invested

• + TR&T 66% training = Bridgend people

• Some materials/equipment not available in Wales

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Grounds Maintenance contract• FEI project (with BTCV) target to develop a social

enterprise

• Delivering service on two large estates

• Re-tendering this year with SME-friendly workshops, relaxed financial, H&S req’s?

• Community consultation + TR&T req’s

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community regeneration in action

community regeneration in action

Outcomes• RBA approach (WG)• TR&T outcomes = longer term tracking• LM3 good measure of local impact• Tracking SME’s/social enterprises?• Financial inclusion work:

– income maximisation - Welsh Water rates collection - Moneyline Look at LSOA l/t trends to finesse approach...not

to claim credit

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• Money : retained (in households & communities)• Families & tenancies : stabilised• Children : nurtured• Social capital : developed• Physical & mental health : lifted• Over indebtedness : decreased• Saving : encouraged• Anxiety : reduced• Standard of living : increased• Quality of life : enhanced

MoneylineSocial & financial return on investment: we all win

community regeneration in action

An ‘outcomes’ culture Focus on wider & longer-term impacts

Use of tools (e.g. LM3, SROI) to measure

Is the same ‘outcomes’ culture change happening with procurement??

community regeneration in action

Thank you