Local Government in this area



EMPLOYMENT AND REGENERATION

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Overview

75 per cent of local councils have social inclusion as an agreed corporate priority.

Employment rates for all working people, compared to those in work in 30 of the most deprived areas, is narrowing.
Down from 12.4 per cent in 2000 to 11.7 per cent in 2001.

70 per cent of all English ethnic minority residents live in the country’s 88 most deprived districts.

Regeneration is supported in the 88 most deprived local authority districts with £800 million provided by the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund.

Between 1997 and 2001 the proportion of children living in households where no one worked fell from 17.9 per cent to
15.3 per cent, equal to an estimated 300,000 fewer children.

In 2001, 91per cent of councils had a plan or strategy for economic development that covered at least one year.

93 per cent of local councils note the start-up, growth and retention of businesses as an important objective for
their locality.

Locally

Hammersmith and Fulham is one of the most divided boroughs in the country, housing not only some of the most affluent but also some of the most deprived communities in the country. Strong local economic growth in the 1980s led to the area becoming a sub-regional employment centre and attracting the corporate headquarters of some of the world's most successful multi-national companies. The borough's key position between the global city core and the international gateway of Heathrow have drawn in key firms from the IT and media sectors, and the borough provides the headquarters for global firms.

 

However, Hammersmith and Fulham is also characterised by extreme social, economic and environmental polarisation between those local residents who are well housed and in well paid employment, and those who remain unemployed or in low paid, insecure jobs. The same areas suffering from high levels of unemployment also tend to experience poorer quality housing and environmental conditions, poorer health indicators, and higher crime levels. Higher proportions of black and minority ethnic groups live in the most disadvantaged wards. Despite the borough's economic success, therefore, the area is classified as the 18th most deprived local authority area in England, and half of the census enumeration districts in the borough are in the poorest 10% of all enumeration districts.

Hammersmith & Fulham Population - 166,200
over pensionable age - 12%
under - 16 28%
White - 77%
Black - 13%
Indian sub-continent - 4%
Chinese - 1%
Others - 5%
Born in Ireland - 9%

 

Index of Deprivation Map 2000

Regeneration Programmes

A Community Strategy for Hammersmith & Fulham

Best Value 2002-03


Hammersmith and Fulham signed a local Public Service Agreement (PSA) with Government with the intention of further improving the services to local people that the Council provides. This agreement covers the period 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2005 and there are 12 targets focused on tackling criminal and anti-social behaviour, employment, education, transport and cost efficiency.

For employment, the targets are:

To improve job retention and job entry rates
Indicators:
The average job entry rate in LBHF's four northern wards (College Park & Old Oak; Wormholt & White City; Askew; and Shepherd's Bush Green). That is, the average percentage of New Deal clients (18-24 and over 25) in the four northern wards entering employment.
Target: Increase job entry rate by 10 per cent over three years in the four northern wards compared to 2002 baseline


The average job retention rate in LBHF's four northern wards. That is, the average percentage of New Deal clients (aged 18-24 and over 25) in those wards retaining jobs for at least 13 weeks.
Target: Increase job retention rate by 24.2 per cent over three years in the four northern wards compared to 2002 baseline


Local Public Service Agreement (PSA)