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Furness Poverty CommissionSHInIng A LIgHT On HIDDEn DEprIvATIOn In FurnESS

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C o n t e n t s

Foreword - Caroline Hoggarth ............................................................................................................1

Foreword - John Woodcock MP .........................................................................................................2

Introduction.........................................................................................................................................3

1 How extensive is poverty across Furness? ................................................................4

2What are the causes of poverty in Furness? ..............................................................7

3 What does poverty actually look like across Furness?...............................................9

4 What are the effects of poverty on children? ............................................................13

5 How are different organisations working to tackle multiple deprivations? ................16

6Recommendations. How can we help people move out of poverty?........................19

References .......................................................................................................................................24

Acknowledgments.............................................................................................................................25


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Fo r e w o r dby Caolie Hoath - Lead Commissioe ad reot Wite

Whe we fist met to coside oety we wated to destad what oety ad

deiatio actally mea to eole who lie acoss Fess. poety ca ot jst be

meased ecoomically; it imacts deely o all aeas of life.

We wated to fid ot what the imact is o lii i deied cicmstaces fo

idiidals ad families ad those seices that sot them. We wee seeki to shie a

liht o the hidde deiatio acoss Fess that lies dee deeath the statistical

data. The meeti of eole fom diffeet aeas ad sectos with a commo oal of

tackli iceasi deiatio esed the Fess poety Commissio was bo.

I beliee that oly whe we destad the te extet of mltifaceted oety ca we

bei to hihliht it, tackle it ad ecommed how best to deal with it. I wat to ese

the best otcomes fo o commity. Woki i oe of the most deied aeas of the

coty ad faci eal-life oety each day esed my motiatio ad assio fo

imoi otcomes fo the childe ad families acoss Fess. Fo those fotate

eoh ot to hae exeieced oety i o commity I hoe that this eot will

aise awaeess ad disel ay miscocetios. I wat to ecoae yo to sot

the deelomet of Fess by deceasi the eatie imacts ad stima that

oety bis.

Most imotatly, the eole who hae bee ioled ad soke ot to sot this

Commissio, jst like me, loe the commity they lie i ad ae ot eaed to

watch Fess sli fthe ito deiatio. We wat to ese it is a eat lace fo o

childe ad fte eeatios to ow, lie ad wok.

This eot is a he ste towads joii aecies toethe ad calli the eole of

Fess, oliticias, blic secto wokes, oltay wokes ad o commities to

take actio. I hoe this ca ie eole asiatios, bette qality of life ad bette

choice i thei ftes.

Caolie Hoath

Its the action, not the fruit of the action, thats important. You have to do the rightthing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that therell be anyfruit. But that doesnt mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know

what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.

Mahatma gadhi

Furness Poverty Commission

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Fo r e w o r dby Joh Woodcock Mp

Families ae fidi it iceasily had to make eds meet at the momet with may

stli to fid eoh wok o seei thei waes staate as hosehold bills o

ad .

The Fess poety Commissio has shoe a liht o how badly may of o ow ae

sffei i the cet ecoomic climate. This eot exoses the debilitati effect o

childe whose chaces to each thei otetial ca be blihted by the seee,

oloed deiatio which some families ede i silece, too ashamed to ask fohel.

Bt as well as skilflly ecodi eal hadshi ad sometimes desai, the athos of this

eot bi s hoe. Thee ae o maic fixes, bt the ecommedatios t fowad

by the oety commissioes cold make a eal diffeece to eole whose lies hae

bee toh fo may yeas ad who ae fidi this ee hade of late. Most of all,

the Fess poety Commissio emids s that thee is always hoe whe detemied

eole demad chae.

I am deely atefl to local head teache Caolie Hoath ad all the

commissioes fo acceti my eqest to fom the Fess poety Commissio ad

odce this eot. They hae boht exetise fom may diffeet ats of Fesslife ad doe seb wok eachi ot to cate the exeieces may hdeds of

local eole, both fotlie ofessioals deali with the effects of deiatio ad

those whose ow lies ca be a daily stle.

Lets show how mch we ale the wok of the Fess poety Commissio by

ledi to do whatee we ca to imoe the lies of local eole by addessi the

isses aised i these aes.

Joh Woodcock Mp


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I n t r o d u c t i o nMillions of people in the United Kingdom today are living below the standards set

by society. Despite the fact that the UK is a much wealthier country, levels of

deprivation are going back to the levels found thirty years ago.

Households below minimum standard 1983 2012

Percentage lacking three or more necessities 14% 33%

(The Impoverishment of the UK 2013 PSE UK)

Di the thee moth eiod that the Commissio was ie to be comleted the

most commo qestio asked has bee: What is oety?

poety acoss Fess esets itself i may foms ad bis with it a day-to-day

stle fo the idiidals csed by it.

pete Towsed, a socioloist, defied oety i 1979:

Idiidals, families ad os i the olatio ca be said to be i oety whe

they lack esoces to obtai the tye of diet, aticiate i the actiities ad hae the

lii coditios ad ameities which ae cstomay, o at least widely ecoaed

ad aoed, i the societies i which they belo. (CpAg Website)

So oety i Fess is like oety we see i thid wold coties bt it is elatie to

the exected lii stadads tyical i o coty. peole i oety i Fess ae

faci the lack of ability to choose what they ca eat, what they ad thei families ca

wea ad whee they ca o. They lack icome ad esoces to ese they ca lead

a hay, healthy lifestyle ad aticiate flly i society. Iceasily this is the eality

fo eole whethe they lie i the tows of Fess o ockets of al oety acoss

the may illaes that sa o eisla.

We dew a list of qestios we felt eeded

aswei ad these qestios also fom the chates

of this eot:

How extensive is poverty across Furness?

What are the causes of poverty across Furness?

What does poverty actually look like across Furness?

What are the effects of poverty on children?

How are different organisations working to tackle

multiple deprivations?

How can we help people move out of poverty?

Thohot this eot we seek to aswe these

qestios i a sccict way ad defie the best ways

fowad fo o commities.


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C h a p t e r 1How extensive is poverty across Furness?

This qestio was easy to aswe as eeybody seemed to be talki abot oety

acoss Fess i 2012. Headteaches wee seei iceased cases of families i cisis:

Deprivation is on the increase and I am worried we do not know the half of it!(Headteacher Dalton).

voltay os wee feeli the esse, local cocillos wee laci it at the to

of thei aedas ad health ofessioals wee eoti that oety was hai a

eatie imact. As we moed towads the ed of 2012 we ealised that oety was

seadi extesiely ad isidiosly acoss the aea. This chate will seek to dislay

the key statistics that back what may eole wee eoti aecdotally.

The first step towards tackling poverty is understanding it betterPoverty in Perspective (DEMOS, Claudia Wood et al.)

We hae to destad the diffei idicatos ad imact of oety o os of

eole. The poety i pesectie eot fom DEMOS illstates this efectly as its aim

was to bette destad the lied exeiece of oety ad eeate ew isihts

ito how to tackle it. They settled o 20 oety idicatos which sa health,

edcatio, hosi, social ad mateial esoces:

Renting Low

participation

Lacking

material goods

Lone adult

households

Carer for

a child

Low

income

Physicalill health

Overcrowding

Mentalill health

Deprivedneighbourhood

Financialworries

Behind

on bills

Limited

car access

Lack of

family support

Low/no

qualications

Lifestyle

deprivation

Disinterest

in politics

Lack of

neighbourhood

support

Low/no

employment

Fuelpoverty


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We hae sed the oety idicatos i this eot as a basis fo o statistical aalysis:

Renting Fuel

poverty

Lone adult

households

Low/no

employment

Financial

worries

Low

income

Limited

car access

Carer for

a child

Physical

ill health

Mental

ill health

Barrow & Furness South Lakes North West National

Total Number of Dwellings 33,257 52,003 3,146,862 22,947,500Local Authority Housing 2,728 - 8.2% 6.10% 113,287 - 3.6% 1,744,010 - 7.6%

Registered Social Landlord 799 - 2.4% 1,249 - 2.4% 472,030 - 15% 2,340,645 - 10.2%

Privately rented 4,005 - 12.1% 5831 - 12.5% 424,667 - 14.1% 3401675 - 15.4

Over 1.0 Persons Per Bedroom (Dwellings) 5754 - 17.3% 6723 - 12.9% 588539 - 18.7% 4803304 - 20.9%

No Central Heating (Households) 2440 - 7.8% 1838 - 3.9% 92991 - 3% 594561 - 2.7%

No Dependenat Children in family 11,753 20,674 1,120,596 8,476,581

One Dependent Child in family 4,170 4,567 416,731 2,951,089

Two Dependent Children in family 3,110 4,363 312,342 1,896,885

Three + Dependent Children in family 1102 1350 136210 1,039,762


Median Household Income 22,835 28,052 27,100 29,000

Less than 10,000 per year 16.8% 12%

No access to a vehicle 9,345 - 29.9% 7,142 - 15.3% 841,667 - 28% 5,691,251 - 25.8%

In Employment (16-64) 29,800 - 66% 48,000 - 78.7% 3,032,900 - 68.4% 23657300 - 70.3%

Worklessness 19.80% 8.4% 15.6% 14.4%


Bad Health 4,542 - 6.8% 3,701 - 3.6% 372,194 - 5.3% 2,250,446 - 4.2%

Very Bad Health 1,244 - 1.8% 994 - 1% 106,504 - 1.5% 660,749 - 1.2%

Disability Living Allowance Claimants 6,630 - 9.6% 3,830 - 3.7% 478,620 - 6.8% 2,609,180 - 4.9%

Claimants Aged Under 16 470 - 0.7% 390 - 0.4% 39,970 - 0.6% 283,700 - 0.5%

Claim Duration 5 Years and Over 5,190 - 7.5% 2,740 - 2.6% 347,070 - 4.9% 1,828,270 - 3.4%

Providing Some Unpaid Care 8,245 - 11.9% 12,228 - 11.8% 781,972 - 11.1% 5,430,016 - 10.2%

50+ Hours Unpaid Care a Week 2,364 - 3.4% 2,338 - 2.3% 199,476 - 2.8% 1,256,237 - 2.4%

Adults Accessing NHS Specialist Mental Health Services 1,808 - 2.6% 2,012 - 1.9% 176,146 - 2.5% 1,259,650 - 2.4%

Drug & Alcohol Service Cases 559 259

Accommodation

Economic

Health

all statistics taken from National Office of Statistics 2012


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Fom this eidece it is clea that i Baow we hae fa hihe ates o the oety

idicatos tha the atioal. Bt what ist show by the statistics is the ockets of

oety acoss Fess. May of the illaes that fall de Soth Lakes ae also sffei

fom the imacts of deiatio.

The most stiki thi take fom the sey caied ot fo this eot was the leel of

deiatio amost families i emloymet. Thee ae may families i low aid

emloymet who ae ot eliible fo cetai beefits o fee school meals ad this ts

a extaodiay amot of fiacial esse o them.

With a lack of skilled jobs i the aea it is difficlt fo ooly edcated idiidals to

fid emloymet. The ealece of hih iteest ledes i the aea cases some

families to become stck i a cycle of debt.

May ae also able to coe with fiacial emeecies sch as home eais, loss ofbeefit o waiti fo ay checks. This lack of a fiacial safety et coled with

chaes to beefits is shi moe ad moe families ito oety.


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C h a p t e r 2What are the causes of poverty in Furness?

Poverty is a complex phenomenon. It is caused by a range of factors which worktogether and result in inadequate resources. (Child Poverty Action Group)

40% of eole who comleted the noth West

Eei Mail oety sey said the mai

case of thei cet cicmstace was the

cost of taxes, et ad hosehold bills coled

with low waes o isfficiet beefit aymet.

Sice the Baow food bak oeed o 23 Jly

2012 it has ie ot a total of 802 oches

feedi 1101 adlts ad 599 childe acoss

the Fess eisla. Aai the mai cases

of cisis wee beefit delays (43%), chaes tobeefit (15%) ad low icome (11%).

Woyily, majo chaes to beefits, both

aleady i effect ad set to be

itodced, ae hai a

detimetal effect o leable

elemets of o society. The fit-fo-

wok test, which laely detemies

eliibility fo emloymet ad

sot allowace has see may

oe 50s, still of woki ae, i

Baow ad Fess, classified fit-fo-

wok afte as mch as 30 yeas otof wok eslti i damatic

edctios i beefit. Accodi to

Ae uK 70% of oe 50s ae ot of

esio ae ad withot

dimetay ICT skills they stle

to e-ete wok ad ths moe ot

of oety.

Fom 15 Ail 2013, the oemet

is itodci a ca o the total

amot of beefit that woki-ae eole ca eceie. The ca is

cetly 350 e week fo a sile

adlt with o childe ad 500 e

week fo a cole o loe aet,

eadless of the mbe of

childe they hae. Hosi beefit

is also set to chae. Size citeia

will aly i the social eted secto

elicati the size citeia alied

to hosi beefit claimats i the

iate eted secto de the

Local Hosi Allowace les. This

will mea a 14% ct i hosi

beefit fo hoseholds if they de-

occy by oe bedoom ad a

25% ct if they de-occy by

two o moe ooms.

This is foci eole to look fo

fiacial elief ad sot

elsewhee. 32% of those who

comleted the sey admitted tohai sed some fom of hih-

iteest fiaci.


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Cole this with emoal of Cisis

Loas ad Commity Cae gats

which sed to oide shot-tem

emeecy elief. 39 Baow food

bak oches wee haded ot

de to efsal of a cisis loa.

Joblessess is also a majo case of

oety i Baow. Thee is cetly

a joblessess ate of 20% i Baow

ad 63% of those asked said lack

of job ootities was a

cotibti facto to thei cet

sitatio. Thee is a majo lack ofskilled emloymet i Baow

ad Fess whee the thee

biest emloyes ae;

mafacti (23%), health (17%)

ad etail (13%). This is detimetal

as 26% of oe 16s do ot hold a

qalificatio ad 15% of eole

asked said oo edcatioal

otcomes wee a cotibti

facto to thei cet sitatio. This

is ot heled by the cetecoomic eiomet of Baow-

i-Fess whee i 2011 thee wee

240 bsiess closes ad oly 140 ew

eteises ceated.

A woyi feate acoss Baow ad Fess

is iteeeatioal oety. Edcatio, health

ad social cae ofessioals ae eoti a

lack of asiatio assi fom oe eeatio

to the ext. Childe i homes with a lack of

woki ole model, oo aetal

eaemet ad little sot with thei

edcatio mea these childe ca lack

cofidece i thei ow abilities ad ofte

deelo oo attitdes that lead to lack of

ambitio.The oemet oides additioal fdi i

the fom of a il emim to schools with

the aim that this moey is taeted so that

schools ca sot thei disadataed

ils ad close the attaimet a betwee

them ad thei ees. The immediate oblem

with this is that we kow oe half of childe

lii i oety ae ot eliible fo fee school

meals (estimated by the Childes Society to

be 1,100 childe acoss Fess) as they sffe

fom i-wok oety. Theefoe thei eeds aeot met thoh this oemet iitiatie ad

thei liht coties.

Children from poorer backgrounds are more likely than other children to notattain basic standards while at school. So the effects are passed from one

generation to the next.(Monitoring poverty and social exclusion 2011 Joseph Rowntree Foundation)


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C h a p t e r 3What does poverty actually look like across Furness?

It is not knowing where my next meal is coming from... In work 49 year old man.

I often sit with a quilt round me so that I can save the gas for when the children gethome from school 42 year old woman with 2 children (who was made redundant)

Not being able to pay for energy bills and fuel for my vehicle. Having no meat andnourishing food in our diet, surviving on beans, toast and soup etc 58 year old

employed man with one child.

We kow fom the idicatos that oety acoss Fess is at a all time hih ad with the

cet ecoomic climate it will cotie to icease. Acoss the wad bodaies of

Fess eole ae exeieci challei times whethe it is oo hosi, oo diet,

oo qality of life, lack of emloymet ootities o a combiatio of ay of these.

Oe of the key objecties di the Commissio was to ese we showed a te icteof oety fom eole who wee exeieci it ad bae eoh to talk abot it. We

held a fo-week lo oety cosltatio whee the eole of Fess wee asked to

comlete a simle oety sey aswei the

followi qestios:

Age.

Sex.

Are you employed or out of work?

Are you in receipt of benefits?

Number of dependents:Living arrangements?

Do you have a basic bank account?

Do you own a fridge and freezer?

What does poverty mean to you?

Do you consider yourself to be living in poverty?

If yes what is the main cause of your current situation?

Have you or your children ever had to go without basic necessities to make ends meet?

Do you consider yourself to have an adequate standard of living?Have you ever used doorstep lenders, loan sharks, pay day loans, pawn brokers, other high interest lenders?

What do you think are the main barriers and obstacles that keep individuals in poverty?

What to you think needs to change to alleviate poverty?

We had almost 200 seys haded i. As we ssected the eslts wee btally hoest

ad heat beaki.

peole lii i oety, both i ad ot of emloymet, do ot hae the esoces to

coe with exected eets, sch as the demads of a bill, a chae i beefits, ill

health, as well as ecessay exeses sch as, dooste ledes, hih-iteest loas

ad illeal moey ledes. May beefit claimats ad blic secto wokes aecoceed that chaes to the welfae beefit ae hai a detimetal imact o

the lies of esidets ad the commity as a whole.


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I dont think I live in poverty; I can afford to eat and pay the bills but I cant affordto put on the heating and my boiler is broken and I cant afford to fix it. I have

been told I need a new one and that is certainly out of the question because noone will lend me the cost of a new one.

Female, 44, Employed, in receipt of benefits, 2 Children, Homeowner.

The rising costs of energy bills and everyday living and wages not rising with

inflation mean once this bedroom tax comes in I can see me and the kids losingour home.

Male, 36, Employed, Not in receipt of benefit, 3 children, Social housing.

Case StudyThree children family Parents in employment Not in receipt of benefits Homeowners

Both aets ae i fll-time emloymet ad all thee childe ae at imay school,

oe with Secial Edcatioal needs. The family eceie o hosi beefit o cocil

tax elief ad thei childe ae ot etitled to fee school meals. They a ca so that

M B ca tael to wok. Jst io to the ed of atm tem, M B came to school ieat distess to ask fo a small shot-tem loa so that he cold by food fo the

childes acked lches. The week befoe the family cooke boke dow ad they

had to maae with jst a micowae ad toaste. They decided to se thei Chistmas

moey to chase a cooke, which they collected to sae o deliey fees. Howee,

the cost of the cooke, etol fo its collectio, ad its coectio had take all thei

sae moey. They eeded emeecy cash fo essetials. M B asked fo 30 which he

omised to ay back whe ot his waes

befoe Chistmas. The head ad school staff

kow the family well ad wee shocked at

thei distess. They always aid o time fo

tck sho sacks, milk ad school tis.

Checki thoh ecods hihlihted the

family had aid oe the last tem fo

sacks ad tis. The head immediately

ae the moey to M B telli him he was

etitled to it ad it was ot a loa. I

additio she made a doatio fom the

school fds toethe with the moey fom

othe staff to by the family Tesco oches

so that the family cold hae some sae

moey to elace thei Chistmas fds. Theschool also doated biscits ad

chocolates to the family.

The aish iest has sice ie moe

emeecy fdi as the family tmble

dye had boke. The family se a

miimm amot of heati so clothes

dyi oe this ey wet eiod had

become a isse.

The aets ae had-woki ad doi thei best to oide fo thei childe. Howee

the daily stle is sch that they ca be tied ito cisis at ay momet as they haeo fiacial safety et. At eset the school ad the aish ae filli the a bt it is

ot a emaet soltio.


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Case StudyOne child family In employment Not in receipt of benefit Homeowners

With oly oe aet i emloymet the bdet is stetched to coe the cost of basic

hosehold bills ad food bt leaes o moey fo aythi else sch as; clothi;

lxies; hosehold eais. Damae to the cetal heati system ad a leaki oof

leaes the hosehold with o heati ad dam. Isace comaies do ot make

aymets fo leaki oofs. Medicies sch as ihales ad atibiotics ae ot

cosideed a ecessity bt ae oly aailable at the exese of othe hosehold

ecessities.

Case StudySingle male 16-24 Unemployed In receipt of benefit Privately rented accommodation

Edcated to deee leel, M A left iesity ealy de to esoal oblems ad

moed to Lodo i ode to fid emloymet. Afte losi his job he was ot able to

claim beefit fo fo weeks ad ot ito aeas with his bills. uable to fid alteatie

wok M A was foced to moe ot of his accommodatio ad with little extededfamily he was elyi o the oodwill of fieds fo somewhee to lie. He has sice

eted to Baow bt was able to obtai a cisis loa to eable him to moe ito

eted accommodatio. Maki se of a close sot etwok he was able to athe

toethe eoh moey to ay fo the deosit o a oom i a shaed hose bt

withot the oodwill of fieds he wold hae bee able to ay fo

accommodatio. He is cetly looki fo emloymet, si old coectios i the

hositality idsty. Howee this case clealy hihlihts that thee is o eal safety et

fo those able to ely flly o family. Withot a adeqate social etwok he wold

hae bee homeless.

Poverty is characterised by fear, anxiety and uncertainty(Greater Manchester Poverty Commission 2013.)

Feelis of fea ad cetaity ca lead to deessio ad metal ill health as well as

alcohol ad sbstace abse. Low self-esteem ca hae a eatie effect o self-

cofidece leai eole lacki social etwoks ad the ability to seek hel, fid

wok o lay a ositie ole i society.

Costatly woyi if the bills ae all oi to be aid, sometimes ot hai moey

fo food, ot ee bei able to affod to et away aywhee, ot bei able to affod

to sece yo home, boke locks, o isace, to be i so mch debt Id be wose off

woki, to oly be able to by secod had clothes ad hai to sell this to affod

Chistmas ad ot to be able to affod heati. Female, 34, Ot of wok, i eceit ofbeefit, 1 child, Homeowe.

Poverty is having lack of choice(Greater Manchester Poverty Commission 2013.)

not bei able to choose what

yo eat, whee yo lie, what

yo by, o whee yo o. A

oo edcatioal backod

ad lack of skilled

emloymet leads to

fstatio ad boedom which

ca maifest itself i ettycimiality ad atisocial

behaio.


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C h a p t e r 4What are the effects of poverty on children?

Redundancy has hit many of our families very hard with some facing theprospect of selling the family home to survive. This has a huge impact on the

emotional well being of the children Headteacher from Ulverston

The 2010 Child poety Act set a

ambitios taet of edci elatie

child oety to 5% ad absolte

child oety to 10% by 2020.*

Howee becase of the oemet

chaes to the beefit system de

the Welfae refom Act 2012 fom

Ail 1st 2012 it is likely that child

oety is oi to icease ad the

taet will ot be met.

Cetly abot 3,000 childe lie below the oety lie acoss Fess. The imact

of oety o childe is ofte oelooked bt ca leae a lifelo leacy. Thei

exeieces ca lead to lo tem ham o health ad thei ability to eae i the

edcatio system. I additio it affects the lo tem ability to sstai emloymet,

the qality of social elatioshis ad ca lead to low self esteem ad

iteeeatioal lack of asiatio.

It is often the lack of hope that become the bleakest legacy(Mind The Child Camila Batmanghelidjh and The Kids Company.)

Di the commissio two meetis wee held with headteaches ad seio leadeseeseti 40 edcatioal establishmets acoss Fess. They filled i a qestioaie

abot the imact of oety o thei stdets aed betwee 2 ad 19. The esoses

wee ey simila ideedet of the ae o. It was clea that all edcatioal

settis (seies, schools/academies ad fthe edcatio collees) attedi wee

exeieci leels of oety ai fom ockets of deiatio to the majoity of

ils faci disadatae. All wee eqally i aeemet that oety is o the

icease ad hai a eatie effect o stdets lies ad leai.

poety ca lead to a lack of ability to flfil childes basic hma eeds of food,

shelte ad wamth. Seeal key themes emeed fom the headteache esoses

abot basic eeds ad thei imact o childes hysical ad metal health,social/emotioal deelomet, behaio, ability to lea ad attitdes to leai

ad fte asiatios.

Headteaches ae examles of how childes basic eeds wee ot met acoss

Fess they iclded:

Lack of food and poor diet

Inadequate clothing especially warm coats and well fitted shoes

Inadequate kit for school activities i.e. P.E and swimming

Poor sleeping conditions at home e.g. no bed, bedding, noise

Poor housing conditions

Living in poorly heated house (fuel poverty)

* relative poverty is defined as: income measured in comparison to the income of the rest of the population in the current year.Absolute poverty is defined as: income measures in comparison with the income distribution in 1988/99.


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Fo childe exeieci some o all of these coditios day to day life is extemely

challei ad ca lead to :

Poor health and lack of energy

Poor school attendance and punctuality

Tiredness and inability to concentrate

Coming to school hungryStress and worry leading to mental health issues

Social isolation

Lack of readiness to learn in school

Behaviour issues

May childe ae so absobed i coi with isses at home (oeheai debt

coesatios, lack of mateial ecessities, witessi ows ad domestic iolece) that

they hae little eey o caacity to focs o leai.

The head of a jio school eoted seeal childe eaed fo school- tied,

hy, stli with emotioal tesios at home. This damatically affects thei ability

to lea. A school adise eoted the stess of family oety seiosly affects childes

ability to lea ad to fom sotie social elatioshis i school

poety ca lead to social isolatio fo some childe meai they stle to fom

elatioshis ad ty to hide thei life cicmstaces fom thei ees.

A secoday school seio leade commeted o exclsio fom ees de to tidy,

dity hysical aeaace, lack of ctality/attedace, lack of self cofidece ad

ot hai the moey to joi i exta cicla ad ot of school actiities

May headteaches aeed that childe who had oe o moe low-wae woki

aets who wee ot etitled to fee school meals wee demostati that i-wokoety was also a he isse i o schools. The qality of acked lches was ofte

iadeqate. Oe imay headteache eoted a child steali food fom othes. The

Childes Societys ecet sey ito childe i oety ad fee school meals

estimated 1,100 childe acoss Fess who wee i oety bt ot eliible fo fee

school meals. A mothe who moed off beefits ito wok fod she was o loe

etitled to fee school meals ad school meals wold hae cost he 35 e week fo

thee childe. She is ow oidi less titios acked lches.

All schools eoted that moe ad moe time was bei take deali with childes

emotioal ad behaioal isses ofte cased by oo family cicmstaces. All aeed

that withot time set listei ad esodi to these emotioal eeds childe woldstle to scceed academically.

We now know that early stress and adversity can literally get under a childs skin,where it can cause damage that lasts a lifetime (How Children Succeed. Paul Tough).

Childe fom ooe backods ae moe likely to exeiece a edced ae of

exeieces ad actiities ot of school ad sffe the effects of aetal

diseaemet. This alo with edced emloymet ootities acoss Fess has

led to childes asiatios fo thei ftes bei limited. Headteaches eoted may

of these childe wold ot each thei fll otetial becase they lack a woki ole

model at home. This the leads to childe moi ito the beefits system whe they

leae school athe tha fthe edcatio o emloymet. Childe fom families i lowaid wok ca miss ot o fdi to ay tasot costs to collees ae ieliible fo

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Students could face costs of 350 on transport to collegeSixth Form College Registrar.

All the attedees to the edcatio meetis ae committed to eeti the cycle of

oo childe becomi oo adlts ad to deeloi iteetios that will hel

childe to oecome ay adesity they face. The ecommedatios to hel them

tackle this ca be fod i chate 6 of this eot.

Children who grow up in the most painful circumstances can go on to achieveamazing things

(How Children Succeed Paul Tough.)


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As the Commissio was aoced i

Decembe 2012 ad embaked o the fist

meeti it was clea that aleady thee wee

may lihts shii acoss Fess fom

oaisatios ad aecies woki had to

ty ad tackle the deiatio bei

eseted to them. This chate is to show

yo a limse of the isiatioal wok that is

aleady oi o acoss o eisla fom

blic secto aecies to oltees whohae deoted may hos of thei time to

make a diffeece to o commities faci

the daily stle of deiatio.

The most effectie method of tackli

oety is thoh face-to-face iteactio

with those lii i deiatio. This allows

fot-lie ofessioals to idetify ad

destad the isses faced by leable

os lii i low icome hoseholds. I

ode fo this to be effectie staff mst hae

the basic kowlede ad skills to siost to

exet adice ad sot fo eole

exeieci oety. By bildi etwoks

amost ofessioals ad seices it is

ossible to establish a effectie sot

stcte fo leable elemets of o

society. Fo this to be sccessfl it is imeatie

that a bod of tst be established betwee

seices, ofessioals ad those eole they

ae tyi to hel. This is most sccessfl whe

those seices ad ofessioals deal with thesame cliets elaly ad delie o

demads ad eqests wheee ossible.

This method is caied ot sccessflly

acoss Fess thoh the oltay

ad blic sectos by os ad

oaisatios sch as the nHS health

isitos, Childe Cetes,

eihbohood maaemet teams,

CADAS, Isia, Shelte, Citizes Adice

Bea, as well as thoh edcatio

establishmets, the olice ad pSCOs.

Howee, a edemic lack of fdiacoss both the blic ad oltay

sectos i Baow ad Fess has see

the eosio of these ofessioal social

etwoks. reddacies ad staff

shikae hae see Fess lose a

eat mbe of well-ifomed, hihly

taied ofessioals ad has affected

the ability of seices to effectiely cay

ot face-to-face cstome seices o

a daily basis. It has also see the

cetalisatio of essetial social seices

slowi thei efficiecy ad the flow of

ifomatio.

Schools acoss the aea deal with

childe ad families i oety o a

daily basis. neetheless they ae

able to iteact with small os of

social wokes bt istead ae assied

ofessioals o a case load basis; this

has detimetal effect o tst as it is

difficlt fo the family, the school ad

the childe to bild a aot ad

destadi. If schools had

dedicated social wokes thee wold

be eate scoe fo tst eabli

ofessioal to hae a eate imact

o the lies of childe ad families.

Baow & Fess cetly has thee

nHS health isitos esosible fo 900

childe. Clealy this is a

maaeable mbe of cases fostaff to effectiely make chaes i the

lies of families.

C h a p t e r 5How are different organisations

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the seices the olice offes ad has

stetched thei ofessioal social etwok

with the loss of exeieced staff to

eddacy. They hae oted a edctio i

attedace of stateic ateshi

meetis ad this ca lead to commities

focsi thei attetio o the olice, asthey ae able to offe slemetay

seices otside of thei emit, ceati

fstatio ad mistst. Desite the edctio

i bdet the olice hae fod sccess

thoh iiti iteactio with the blic

ia steet talks ad web chats. By

ascetaii thei coces the olice ae

able to ealy ma owe whee

aoiate.

The cocil has ecetly lached a two

yea ilot scheme, Loe Baow Families

desied to hel leable families i

Baow. I essece the oject is aimed at

bii toethe adlt ad child health ad

social cae seices ito oe team fo whole

families. This is a fatastic examle of the

establishmet of a effectie social etwok

which ca wok with idiidal families o a

face-to-face basis; oe mai key woke will

be oided fo each family who will et to

kow them well ad will co-odiate all otheseices. Iitially 60 families will beefit fom

the oject which will be ealated ad

lessos leaed will be sed to iflece

othe ats of the coty.

Isia has see its bdet ct by 1m

ad they ae ow o loe able to

offe a fll holistic seice bt istead

offe a mch edced seice to

leable os oly. De to

chaes to the edcatio system

yoth wok taeti yo eole iedcatio mst ow be caied ot

otside of ciclm hos maki it

difficlt to effectiely iteact with this

o. Seices sch as Ds, Alcohol

ad Sexal Health seice hae bee

damatically edced ad they ae

ow cometi with othe seices fo

fdi. A edctio i staff has see a

loss of ialable exetise ad affects

thei ability to offe face-to-face

seices.

The Cetal ad Hidool

neihbohood Maaemet Team

based o Dalto road has see its

bdet damatically edced. This has

affected its ability to offe face-to-face

do i seices ad has see a

edctio i eihbohood wades,

as well as the hihly ola jio

wade oamme. This o has

set the ast fie yeas bildi asto elatioshi with the commity

as a effectie seice which delies

o eqests made by esidets. This i

t fosteed eate eihbohood

ide ad social cohesio. The jio

wade oamme eabled the team

to iteact with a yoe

demoahic heli to beak a cycle

of ati-social behaio. It is ossible to

ae a edctio i the seices

offeed by this team will lead to a

edctio i tst betwee the

commity ad seices ad will hae

a detimetal effect o

eihbohood ide which cold i

t lead to a ise i ati-social

behaio.

Cmbia Costablays bdet has

bee edced by 20m i a fie yea

eiod. This has see a edctio i

olice offices ad pCSOs o the beatad has led to the cetalisatio of

seices. This has led to a edctio i


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Aothe excellet examle of social

etwoki is the iceasi olaity of

Time Baks. It is a way of haessi the

assets ad exetise i the commity ad

ioles membes of the commity

eistei skills, ethsiasm, talets ad time

to othes. Fo eey ho that is ie a time

bak membe ca the withdaweqialet sot o seices whe they

miht eed it. This is a ood way of ceati

a localised social etwok ad fostes a

sese of commity siit ad social

cohesio.

The ilot has bee joitly fded by Cmbia

pateshi nHS Fodatio Tst ad

Cmbia Coty Cocil.

Aothe key way oaisatios tackle

oety is by hihlihti ad omoti key

emloyability skills i the commity ad

schools. A ood examle of this was a skills

fai oaised i collaboatio betwee

Fess Edcatio ad Skills pateshi ad

Isia.

The ateshi has deeloed a list of 12

fdametal skills which they beliee will

odce oded, oded ad

emloyable yo eole ad these wee

omoted at the eet. Ecoaibsiesses ad local ole models to iteact

with schools o a moe feqet basis wold

hel establish a hihe leel of

asiatio i low-icome hoseholds.

Oe of the laest cases of oety i

this aea is the ealece of hih

iteest ledes ad oe of the most

effectie ways of tackli deiatio

is by omoti the ecetly fomed

Baow ad Distict Cedit uio. Loas

ae cetly set at a maximm ate of

iteest of two e cet e moth ad

it is hoed by ecoai eole to

sae esosibly ad by offei

affodable loas thee will ow be eal

alteaties to hih iteest ledes.

To coclde the most effectie ways to

tackle oety ae ia establishi

effectie social etwoks amost

ofessioals ad commities. By

fostei tst betwee seices ad

the commity; ecoai the

teachi of emloyable skills ad the

commity; ad by omoti the se

of the ecetly establish Baow &

Distict Cedit uio. Howee, a

habital shotae of fdi acoss

both the blic ad oltay secto is

tti stai o the tst betwee

seices ad the commity as isaffecti thei ability to offe face-to-

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C h a p t e r 6How can we help people move out of poverty?

Recommendations from the Commission

To hel eole moe ot of oety we mst ese that we fistly destad thediffeet tyes of oblems that eole ae exeieci ad diect the iht seices to

the iht eole at the iht time.

If the government wants to tackle the social problems associated withentrenched, multiple deprivation and hardship, it cannot only focus on families in

this situation at the present time. It must also look ahead at those groups which areat risk of these problems

(Poverty In Perspective DEMOS)

The followi ecommedatios come fom the may meetis which hae take

lace, aecies who hae ie thei time, ad eole lii i oety who hae

soke ot oe the last thee moths to ese somethi ositie haes becaseof the Commissio.

OUR CHILDREN

National Curriculum:

The fundamental purpose of schools is to ensure that all students learn and notmerely that all students are taught.

John Hattie Visible Learning for Teachers.

Recommendation: We must ensure our children have a fit for purpose curriculum and

assessment system which allows all children to succeed and move into further

education, training and employment at 16.

These matters are of significant concern to many responsible and well informedleaders of education, whose vocation it is to develop, challenge and support all

young people in towns like Barrow-in-Furness to become highly literate, numerate,relevantly skilled and appropriately qualified citizens, in order that they become

the highly motivated and competitive workforce and innovators of tomorrow, thusimproving our local and national competitiveness, economic growth and

sustainability, jobs, equality of opportunity and community cohesion.Principal Furness Academy

To ese o childe ae eaed fo thei adlt woki life we mst ese the

ciclm oides both coe basic skills ad kowlede aloside key chaacte adesoal skills which will allow them to exloe ad aly this kowlede ceatiely

acoss sbjects. This will ese they become oded citizes eaed to leae the

edcatio system ad become

well-eaed emloyees. The

oosed daft natioal

Ciclm misses the

fdametal esoal ad social

deelomet of these eqiy

ad life-lo skills ad focses

heaily o escitie cotet. It

elies o a test based systemtesti childe thohot thei

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Increasing Aspiration:

Recommendation: A network of good role models, particularly males, from a range of

business backgrounds, to work across schools on a volunteer basis.

We eed a timebak of ood woki ole models to isie ad eae o childe

fom a yo ae. Joh Woodcock Mp has tialled this tye of metoi scheme i

geeate Ifat ad nsey school ad de to its sccess we thik this model sholdow be exaded ad offeed fo all schools to be able to access.

Fess Social Iclsio steei o has bee established i Fess with

eesetatio fom ifat, jio, imay, secoday ad ost 16 settis to look at how

we ca best isie childe acoss Fess to deelo basic liteacy ad meacy skills

ad to icease asiatio ito adlthood. They ae tti toethe a EEF bid i the

hoe that this ca lead the way followi the latest edcatioal eseach to deelo a

wold class edcatio system acoss Fess.

Schools as hubs:

Recommendation: Schools should be offered outreach services within their

establishments to ensure services reach the people who need them at the right time.

Afte the headteache meetis it was ey clea schools ae taki o moe ad moe

oles otside of thei edcatioal emit de to the edctio i seices acoss the local

athoity. Families bild a excellet elatioshi with the schools thei childe atted

ad feel most comfotable aski fo ad accessi hel i the school bildis. Oce

families ae asked to atted meetis ad seices otside of thei ow eiomets

this ca case a baie to them accessi sot. May schools do ot hae a

Childes Cete ext doo bt do hae ooms that cold be booked ad sed withi

thei schools fo seices to wok withi a familia setti to ese the eeds of the

families ae met.

Financial Education:

Recommendation: Furness needs to make provision to offer alternatives to high cost

credit and financial education for the people who will need to readdress home

budgeting.

Hih cost cedit, doo ste ledi ad loa shaks ae becomi iceasily

ealet acoss o distict. This is both a case ad coseqece of deiatio

which is casi eoles fiaces to sial ot of cotol. With the oe mothly

aymet de iesal cedit eole sed to bdeti weekly o fotihtly will ow

hae to face eceii a mothly aymet. The chaes to ayi hosi beefit

diectly to the claimat will also mea eole hae the esosibility of esi this isaid o time. Thee will be a he eed to deelo fiacial lai ad sot

acoss Fess.

Credit Unions: Baow ad Distict Cedit uio oeed i Febay 2013 with its 100th

membe joii as we wet to ess. We eed ow to fthe omote this acoss all

aecies to ese that sai ad sbseqetly low cost ledi is ecoaed acoss

o commities. The ext ste wold be the exasio of cedit ios ito ulesto

ad sodi aeas that ae ot eliible to joi the Baow ad Distict Cedit uio.

Financial education: The eed fo fiacial sot ad lai is a ootity to

ese eole do ot sik fthe ito fiacial difficlty. Thee is a ootity to offe

sot ad oteach CAB seices i Childes Cetes, collees ad schools to eachfamilies ad idiidals who will eed the sot bt do ot hae the cofidece to

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Community service awareness events:

Fess Shakstoes, a local

oltay o, hae held a eet

which saw 25 aecies offei

actical moey adice. This eet

heled 30 eole who atteded o

the coldest day of the yea. This eetwill be eeated ad will hoeflly

offe fthe adice to moe eole i

o commities.

Thee is a ootity to offe simila

adice i school settis ad this is

cetly bei omoted by Baow

neihbohood Maaemet team. If

sccessfl i its tial schools,( ramsde

Ifats, geeate Jio ad

geeate Ifat & nsey School)

the model eeds to be exteded ito

othe schools acoss Fess matchi

seices to the eeds of the local

commities the school sees.

Health Services:

Recommendation: We must ensure that services are maintained at Furness General

Hospital and these services must be of the highest quality with well-qualified

permanent staffing in place at all times.

Fess has exeieced a ey woyi time with coces abot Fess geeal

Hosital oe a mbe of yeas. This yea it aoced i Febay the temoaytasfe of mateity seices to Lacaste, which was the sbseqetly halted.

Followi this ad the ews of the oosed moe of the ocoloy it blic

coce eached fee itch.

This isied a he cy of blic otae ad two os wee set . Fistly Mady

Telfod, rachael Ket ad Amada Stehes, thee local mms, set the Thosad

voices Camai which attacted thosads of followes o its Facebook ae ad

hdeds of eole atteded two blic meetis. The secod o, Fess

Cace Cae Camai, was set ad is led by Dae McSweeey. This has also

attacted thosads of sotes ad held a blic meeti with uiesity Hositals

of Moecambe Bay Fodatio Tst.

The messae is clea fom eole acoss Fess that they desee the hihest qality

cae at thei local hosital. Fistly de to o eoahical locatio eole beliee it

wold t lies at isk by tasfei seices. It wold mea families wold eed to

tael fo a ho to a ho ad a half to isit o atted aoitmets. This wold t

eat esse o eole who do ot hae thei ow tasot ad add

accetable costs o families aleady stli with oety. It wold also mea

Fess wold ot be a attactie osect fo ecoomic owth with a lack of

seices fo families withi its eisla.

The secod messae which is lod ad clea is that eole acoss Fess eed a

health seice we ca tst. This is soted feetly by Moecambe Bay IqiyActio (MBIA) who also aim to se thei collectie oice to camai fo safe

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Economic Growth:

Recommendation: To ensure the economic growth agenda of our local councils

include the following: ensure that we have enough high quality low-cost childcare

across Furness; local businesses sign up to a be a living wage employer (living wage is

a national campaign and is set at 7.45 per hour) to ensure people have enough

money to meet their basic needs; working pays.

May eole acoss Fess ae ow sffei de to emloymet, at-time wok

ad isece jobs. We mst ese that we do all we ca to boost o local ecoomy.

Quality low-cost and flexible child care:

We kow fom eole who hae soke ot di the commissio that thee is a

shotae of affodable child cae ad also child cae that ca be flexible aod

woki hos.

Local business involvement :

We eed to ecoae the meeti

toethe of local bsiesses to see if theyca boost the ecoomy o offe soltios

(the fist meeti of this tye is laed to be

held i May 2013)

Wok mst ay: We eed to ese that

eole who moe ito wok ae ot wose

off i emloymet by aski bsiesses to

si to the lii wae ad that local

cocils sot those moi i ad ot of

wok feqetly who eed beefits to

sot them befoe they eceie thei fist

ay acket o whilst they ae moi ito the

comlex beefit system. The oemet

also eed to eiew the eliibility citeia fo

childe etitled to fee school meals.

Free transport links:

Recommendation: To improve children and young adults access to education, training

and employment by exploring the possibility of providing free transport for people living

in poverty.

A sto oice was head fom a ae of seices ad eole lii i oety sayi

that the cost of tasot was maki taelli fo some stdets to school, colleead taii imossible. It is accetable that eole caot flfil thei asiatios

becase they caot affod the tasot costs to et to collee o wok.

Co-ordinated services:

Recommendation: That we use the expertise and work already taking place across the

peninsula and co-ordinate them to ensure efficiency and better access to the services

people need.

Fess has a wealth of seices, blic, iate ad oltay, all woki had to meet

the eeds of eole i Fess. These seices eed to be laed ad co-odiated so

we ca tackle the ayi tyes of oety qickly ad effectiely.Fess eeds a fom fo all seices to meet elaly thohot the yea. This wold

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Key worker across multiple services:

As discssed i Chate 5 this way of woki is abot to be tialled with 60 families

de the Loe Baow Families oamme ad will ese that families ae ot faced

with telli thei stoy eeatedly to eey seice they eed to access. They ae led

thoh thei difficlties with a key woke who will wok o thei behalf to ese the

iht seices et to the families at the iht time.

Directory of services: Thee is a eed fo a -to-date eeds-led database that ca

be accessed both olie ad i ae-based fomat so all aecies ad eole who

lie i Fess ca access the iht hel at the iht time.

Poverty Action Group:

Recommendation: That a smaller group is selected to ensure the recommendations are

followed through and to drive the Poverty Commission forward under the name Furness

Poverty Action.

A o mst cotai coss-seice leades who ca cotie the iitial mometm of

the poety Commissio ad meet elaly to moito ad challee the oess of

the ecommedatios ad to eot back. The mometm ad ofile of oety

acoss Fess mst cotie.

Moving on from here

The key thing I have learned is that schools, as the hubs of our communities, areoften the first places to be able to identify issues relating to poverty, through

children and parents. They also play a key role in ensuring families in povertyreceive the support they need at an early stage. We need to recognise this and

give our schools proper support to cope with the issues as they become aware of

them. Schools need practical support so the staff can provide this earlyintervention without it affecting their day job of delivering education.

Janet Willis Councillor Low Furness

We kow the case of oety stems fom eithe low icome, iadeqate beefits o

joblessess. We all aee it is accetable that eole caot meet thei basic eeds

o a daily basis ad lie fom day to day withot bei able to focs o a stable fte.

I the thee moths we had to cay ot the commissio we hae bee faced with the

eality of oety seei acoss o eisla ad hae sadly see it icease

damatically i this shot time. The ecommedatios hee ae iteded to be

achieable ad otetially life chai fo the eole who they ae aimed at

heli. I aticla we ae kee to taet os who may be at isk i the fte adhae systems i lace so oety ca be tackled qickly ad aoiately. With this i

mid the fist ecommedatios ae abot o childe as we ae detemied to beak

the iteeeatioal cycle of oety ad offe eey child a ootity to achiee

thei maximm otetial ad make a ositie cotibtio to society.

Furness Poverty Commission is an excellent first step in developing ourunderstanding of poverty in the area. Im pleased to have been a part of the

Commission and make some small contribution. Poverty has a crushing effect oncommunities everywhere but Im grateful I live in Barrow where people care abouttheir neighbours, family and friends. Every day I see people willing to help others

get through the day to day problems life throws up. I hope this report helps

galvanise that sense of community so we can all do our bit locally to help thosestruggling in difficult times.

Steve Robson, Neighbourhood Manager, Barrow Borough Council.


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AcknowledgementsThe Steering Group of Commissioners:

Mrs Caroline Hoggarth, Headteacher Greengate Infant and Nursery School , Barrow In Furness.

Mr. Steve Robson, Neighbourhood Management manager, Barrow Borough CouncilCllr Janet Willis, Councillor (Low Furness)

Mr. Jonathan Lee ,Editor and publisher North-West Evening Mail

Mrs Charlotte Smith, NHS Health Visitor (Hindpool)

Cllr Tina Macur, Councillor Newbarns

Cllr Anne Burns, Councillor Hindpool

Mr. Kevin Rowan, Northern TUC General Secretary

Mr. Dave Morrison, Action For Children: Childrens Centre manager for Greengate, Bram and Walney

Rev. John Goddard, Abbey Road Baptist Church (Foodbank hosts)

Mrs. Christine McKinley, Barrow Citizens Advice Bureau Manger

Mr. Joe Nixon, Secretary to the Commission

Schools, academies and colleges who contributed:

Barrow Sixth Form College Barrow Island Primary School

Brisbane Park Infant School Cambridge Primary School

Chapel St Infant and Nursery School Croftlands Junior School

Dalton St Marys CE Primary School Dowdales Secondary School

Furness Academy Furness College

Greengate Infant and Nursery School Greengate junior School

Hindpool Nursery School Newbarns Primary SchoolNewton School

North Walney primary School Ramsden Infant School

Sir John Barrow Primary School South Walney Infant and Nursery School

St Bernards Catholic High School St Columbas Catholic Primary School

St Georges CE School St Pauls CE Junior School

Ulverston Infant School Ulverston Victoria High School

Vickerstown School Victoria Infant and Nursery School

Victoria Junior School Walney Secondary School

Yarlside Primary School

Other agencies who contributed:

Northwest Evening Mail Barrow Foodbank Age Uk Shelter

Barrow and District Credit Union Cumbria Choice Lettings MIND Thousand Voices Campaign

Love Barrow Families Project Inspira CADAS MBIA

Furness Cancer Care Campaign Families Matter Barrow Police School Health Team


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