1. Regeneration Update Local Strategic Partnership21st October 2013

2. When the world turned over…. 2

3. Regional Level Developments • The LEP is currently drawing up its strategy and implementation plans • Strategic Economic Plan supported by a Strategic Investment Plan • European Prospectus • Aiming to negotiate £1billion+ “Growth Deal” from Government and total investment programme of £5billion • Role of LEP would vary • Bidding for and directing Growth Fund • Competing for investment in major transport infrastructure • Guiding the use of European funds but not controlling them 3

4. Regional Level Developments • Consultation on European draft investment framework held on 16th October • Overall Growth Plan aimed at Growth Fund bid for £1m to be discussed at SE LEP Board on 22nd October • Proposed devolved structure 4

5. SE LEP Coastal Group • SE LEP Coastal Group • Private Sector Housing (Hastings) • Worklessness (Thanet + Hastings) • Place Shaping (Rother) • Off Shore Energy (Tendring) 5

6. Private Sector Housing • St Leonards and elsewhere low investment/links to benefit economy Working with SE LEP coastal partners • An area specific scheme to change housing market in St. Leonards/Margate etc • Bringing forward proposal for investment in building new housing for rent • A stronger more ethical sector • Seeing inclusion in SE LEP’s business plans • Ultimate proposal likely to be £80m + 6

7. Worklessness • Official definition: people claiming out-of-work benefits JSA, IB.ESA, lone parents on income support, carers • Excludes many not on benefit but able and wanting to work • Worklessness rate in Hastings <50% higher than GB • Repeated around SE LEP coastal towns 7

8. Employer-facing project to get pledges to support a young person into work Partnership: HBC, SCCH, Chamber, FSB, Business in the Community, Hastings Direct, Rother DC, Hastings Works, Observer, Education Futures Trust, JCP Picks up agenda set at Sept 2012 Ready Willing and Able conference: Better school/employer links More work experience opportunities Target 1,066 pledges projected to be met mid-Nov 8

9. SELEP Coastal Communities Group proposals Coordinated approach • Strategic & business support to create entry-level jobs • Engage employers, link development to local training & recruitment • Apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeship traineeships, with wider criteria, plus employer support • Training & support: life and vocational skills linked to employer demand, mentoring, IAG • Coordinate work experience and employer-school links • Manage inward migration of workless people Benefits: • Improve skills supply at all levels, reduce welfare/social costs, improve image and optimism 9

10. Welfare Benefit ReformJSA Claimants per vacancy • Hastings : 12.1 • National Average : 3.7 • South East Average : 2.6 • East Sussex : 4.6 • Eastbourne : 3.1 10

11. ‘Bedroom Tax’ impact • 865 households affected • 708 with one spare room • 157 with two or more spare rooms • Average HB reduction:14% £12.50 per week, 25% £23.00 per week • Approx 40 tenancies terminated voluntarily • Estimated 300 households in increasing arrears • Ongoing discussion with social landlords to understand their approach to court action 11

12. General Observations • Increased homelessness applications • Increased homelessness 16 and 17s • Increased rough sleeping • Increased rent arrears across all tenures • Increased inward migration to Hastings • Increased poverty (including child poverty) • Increased demand for housing services, debt advice, housing related support services, health services, social care • Increased court repossessions • Changes to funding locally, main funding steams replaced by ad-hoc opportunities for funding (LA and voluntary sector) 12

13. Anti/Poverty/Welfare Reform • Anti-poverty/welfare reform group set up • Developing strategy to complement action by East Sussex Welfare Reform Group • National level work on inward migration • London Conference – 14th November • SE LEP Councils • GLA • Government officials [DCLG/BIS] • Academia • Short term compact • Longer term relationship and action research • Stronger economy/reformed rented housing sector 13

14. Assisted Area Status [AAS] • AAS allows a higher level of intervention to support business • Competitive • 1 per LEP area • Existing Thanet/Dover Area • Area of Interest Status • Government to publish new map in the winter • Submission made to LEP and Government • AAS/Area of Interest linked to future funding support • New map from July 2014 14

15. Vacuum Cluster • Hastings and surrounding area is a centre for vacuum technology • This is essential to the production of components for range of objects from mobile phones to aircraft • Specialist field • Conference and exhibition on 16th September with 200 visitors and 30 exhibitors • Speakers included Maggie Philbin, Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Moritz Riede 15

16. Culture • Lessons from City of Culture • Long term approach • Assessing opportunity and cost • Refresh Cultural Regeneration Strategy • Visit by Arts Council England • Celebrating 2016 16

17. Culture • Stade Saturdays – 65% audience spent money in Old Town businesses • 20,000 people visited Coastal Currents • Seafront Art installation • FLAG Projects • Fishermans Arch • Seafood Kitchen • Stade Enhancements • Schools leading work with Arts organisations, Councils to develop the status of Arts in education and produce a national example of good practice 17