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Community Regeneration
Informing future approaches to tackling multiple deprivation in communities: Beyond the Fairer Scotland Fund
Research with Community Planning Partnerships on the implementation of the Fairer Scotland Fund and their future support needs in tackling multiple deprivation in the context of Single Outcome Agreements. Includes detailed case studies.
Tackling Multiple Deprivation in Communities: Considering the Evidence
This Scottish Government research report reviews the current context for geographically focussed community regeneration in Scotland, the impact of previous interventions, and future challenges for area based regeneration.
Working with Local Strategic Partnerships and Local Area Agreements: some lessons from the New Deal for Communities programme
Study, published by the Department for Communities and Local Government, exploring the relationship between four New Deal for Community (NDC) partnerships and their Local Strategic Partnership (LSP), and what impact if any this has on the Local Area Agreement (LAA). It assesses the extent to which each influenced the other, identifying what helped and what hindered the development of the relationship, concluding with a summary of the implications for both policy makers and practitioners.
Transforming disadvantaged places: effective strategies for places and people.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation paper summarising evidence about the underlying forces affecting place-based economic deprivation across Britain, and explores how interventions aimed at both people and places can be strengthened to tackle disadvantage.
The benefits of providing new public transport in deprived areas
An assessment of the value of new transport services to people living in deprived neighbourhoods in England. Published by Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Review of availability and use of evidence in Regeneration Outcome Agreements: Summary ( Report)
This research was commissioned by Communities Scotland to assess the availability of quantitative and qualitative evidence in the Community Regeneration Fund.
Review of employability in Regeneration Outcome Agreements: Summary ( Report)
This desk-based study commissioned by Communities Scotland assessed the employability content of all 32 of Scotland's Regeneration Outcome Agreements (ROAs).
Evaluation of the implementation of Regeneration Outcome Agreements: Summary ( Report)
Evaluation of the implementation of Regeneration Outcome Agreements (ROAs), published by Communities Scotland.
Learning lessons from thematic social inclusion partnerships (SIPs): Summary ( Report)
A desk based review of the final evaluations of fourteen thematic SIPs to reflect on the practices emerging within these partnerships. Published by Communities Scotland.
An overview of the social inclusion partnership programme: Summary ( Report)
This research was commissioned by Communities Scotland to undertake analysis to provide an overview of the Social Inclusion Programme (SIP) programme. The report identifies key issues and lessons learnt during the delivery of the SIP programme and sets out lessons that can inform the delivery of future regeneration programmes.
Moving On? Lessons from the Boots Airdrie Factory Closure
Working with North Lanarkshire Council and Boots, and supported by a multi-agency steering group, the Scottish Council Foundation has undertaken this study over an 18 month period to consider the impact of the closure decision. It also explores the work of public service agencies to stimulate short and long-term reinvestment in partnership with Boots.
Income Inequality and Poverty
Poverty and Place? What have we learned from the last decade? Summary
Poverty and Place? What have we learned from the last decade?
Issues paper prepared for the Community Regeneration and Tackling Poverty Network.
Understanding attitudes to tackling economic inequality
Research on public attitudes to inequality has tended to focus more on revealing attitudes than exploring what motivates them. This study aims to fill some of the gaps in existing research to provide useful insights for practitioners and policy-makers.
Review of evidence on the impact of economic downturn on disadvantaged groups
This Department for Work and Pensions working paper reviews the evidence on the impact of the last three economic recessions on the PSA 8 (indicator 2) disadvantaged groups (that is, disabled people, ethnic minorities, lone parents, people aged 50 and over, the 15 per cent lowest qualified, and those living in the most deprived local authority wards), as well as ex-offenders and the self-employed.
Tackling climate change, reducing poverty
The first report of the Roundtable on Climate Change and Poverty in the UK.
Time and income poverty
This Joseph Rowntree Foundation study examines the tension between increasing incomes and maintaining enough time for personal and child care.
What is needed to end child poverty in 2020?
This Joseph Rowntree Foundation round-up draws on the findings of seven reports about how to take forward different aspects of a child poverty strategy; examines the impact of current policy; and suggests what is needed to ensure the target is met.
Monitoring poverty and social exclusion in Scotland 2008
The 2008 analysis of trends in poverty and social exclusion indicators in Scotland. Published by Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Monitoring poverty and social exclusion 2008
This report uses official government data from a wide range of sources, and is built around a set of 50 indicators. The analysis covers the full range of issues, including material on low income, work, qualifications, health, housing, and exclusion from services. Published by Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Parental qualifications and child poverty in 2020
This Joseph Rowntree Foundation report looks at how the anticipated changes in qualifications and in the occupational and sectoral distribution of employment will impact on the incidence of child poverty by 2020
Ending severe child poverty
This Joseph Rowntree Foundation report asks what a focus on severe child poverty adds to our understanding of child poverty and what it may suggest in terms of future strategic approaches and policy solutions.
Addressing in-work poverty
This Joseph Rowntree Foundation report describes how the rise of poverty among children in working-families is undermining the drive to end child poverty as a whole, and what can be done about it
Can work eradicate child poverty?
This report examines the extent to which work can contribute to the eradication of child poverty, and identifies a number of issues that necessarily arise if work is seen as the best route out of poverty. Published by Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Credit Unions in Scotland
This Scottish Government report summarises what Credit Unions are, how they can be classified, how they have developed in different parts of U.K. and elsewhere, what factors account for successful development; speculates about their future.
The Poverty Alliance Consultation on Behalf of the Scottish Government: Taking Forward the Government Economic Strategy: Tackling Poverty, Inequality and Deprivation
Analysis of Consultation Responses by the Poverty Alliance to Taking forward the Government Economic Strategy: a Discussion Paper on Tackling Poverty, Inequality and Deprivation in Scotland.
Financial inclusion in the UK: Review of policy and practice
This study aimed to identify and evaluate research on forms of financial exclusion; create a database of current work across the UK aimed at those vulnerable to financial exclusion; appraise relevant policy initiatives, identifying those vulnerable groups left out of current initiatives, either entirely or partly; assess which groups are likely to remain excluded and how policy-makers and practitioners can address their needs. Published by Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Making Markets Work Phase 2 - engaging with providers
This Scottish Council Foundation study (supported by the Scottish Consumer Council and the Scottish Centre for Regeneration) builds on SCF's earlier report (Making Markets Work Phase 1 - Serving Demand from Low-Income Consumers) which identified the need for a much deeper appreciation of private sector knowledge and assumptions about the barriers to (and opportunities for) market provision to low income households, communities and consumers.
Making markets work - serving demand from low income consumers
The Scottish Council Foundation, with support from the Scottish Centre for Regeneration, has explored the market provision of essential goods and services to low-income consumers. This has focused on personal finance, household energy and food retail services.
The experience of rural poverty in Scotland: Full report
Full research report on qualitative research with five vulnerable groups to examine whether and how the experience of poverty is distinctive in rural Scotland. Conducted by EKOS Ltd, the work was undertaken to inform the development of the Scottish Government's 'Tackling Poverty and Inequality Framework'.
The experience of rural poverty in Scotland: Summary
Summary of qualitative research with five vulnerable groups to examine whether and how the experience of poverty is distinctive in rural scotland. The work was undertaken to inform the development of the Scottish Government's 'Tackling Poverty and Inequality Framework'.
Employability
Monitoring the impact of the recession on various demographic groups
In February, the Equality and Human Rights Commission announced a joint programme of work with the Department for Work and Pensions and the Government Equalities Office; the aim of which was to monitor the impact of the recession across their mandate groups of age, gender, race and disability. They wanted also to explore how this recession was affecting the lowest qualified and most deprived in our society. This first joint monitoring report covers the first quarter of 2009 and reveals a labour market that is suffering from rising unemployment rates, more redundancies and fewer available jobs.
The impact of the recession on the labour market
This Office for National Statistics publication looks at changes in the labour market since the onset of the recession in 2008. Each chapter looks at a different aspect of the labour market, beginning with an overview of aggregate indicators and comparisons with previous recessions. This is followed by chapters describing changes in indicators by region, sex, age groups, and types of household.
The British 'welfare market': Lessons from contracting out welfare to work programmes in Australia and the Netherlands
This report considers how welfare markets in each country operate and how well the systems deliver the benefits that policy-makers anticipate; the risks involved in contracting out these services; and the impact that welfare market delivery has had on services for the most disadvantaged jobseekers and on the non-profit organisations that play a significant role in meeting their needs. Published by Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Linking Opportunity and Need: Maximising the Regeneration Benefits from Physical Investment: Report
Linking Opportunity and Need: Maximising the Regeneration Benefits from Physical Investment - Summary
Scottish Government research to identify, and explore in detail, good practice approaches taken to connecting the regeneration investment to the needs of disadvantaged areas and groups in the United Kingdom.
Sharing the benefits of growth: linking opportunity and need in North East Scotland: Summary
Sharing the benefits of growth: linking opportunity and need in North East Scotland: Report
The gap between the poorest communities and the average has remained stubbornly resistant to change. This has been the case in the North East of Scotland as in many other areas. This disconnect between economic opportunities, particularly those generating large numbers of jobs, and more disadvantaged communities is a critical issue and it is this imperative link to opportunity and need (LOAN) which is the focus of the study. Published by Communities Scotland.
Young People & Early Years
Literature Review: Better Outcomes for Children and Young People Experiencing Domestic Abuse - Directions for Good Practice
Review of literature on domestic abuse and its effects on children and young people. Published by the Scottish Government.
Growing up in Social Housing in Britain: A profile of four generations from 1946 to the present day
This study shows that the gap between children growing up in social housing and those in other types of housing is now wider than it has ever been. Comparing the experiences of four generations, it is clear that those living in social housing have become more disadvantaged and that these disadvantages persist into adulthood. However, the research suggests that most of these disadvantages arise from the other characteristics of families, rather than being caused by living in social housing. Rather than focusing purely on housing policy, it is clear that wider policies to tackle poverty and support disadvantaged families are vital to improving the life chances of children growing up in social housing. Jointly funded by the Tenant Services Authority, Scottish Government and Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Young people and territoriality in British cities
An exploration of territorial behaviour among young people in disadvantaged areas of British cities. Published by Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Communities report - early years framework
Final report from the communities task group for the early years framework. Published by Scottish Government.
Services report - early years
Final report from the services task group for the early years framework. Published by Scottish Government.
Health and Wellbeing
Health and Housing in the SHARP Study: Qualitative Research Findings
This report outlines findings from qualitative interviews carried out as part of the Scottish Health, Housing and Regeneration Study. The report outlines findings of the impact of moving home on housing conditions, social networks, community outcomes and health and well-being. Published by Scottish Government.
SHARP Survey Findings: Changes in Residential Circumstances
This report outlines survey findings relating to changes in residential circumstances from a longitudinal study of the health and social impacts on tenants which result from moving into new-build socially rented housing. Published by Scottish Government.
SHARP Survey Findings: Mental Health and Well-Being Outcomes
This report outlines survey findings relating to mental health and well-being outcomes from a longitudinal study of the health and social impacts on tenants which result from moving into new-build socially rented housing. Published by Scottish Government.
SHARP Survey Findings: Physical Health & Health Behaviour Outcomes
This report outlines the findings from a longitudinal study of the health and social impacts on tenants which result from moving into new-build socially rented housing. Published by Scottish Government.
SHARP Survey Findings: Social and Community Outcomes
This report outlines survey findings relating to social and community outcomes from a longitudinal study of the health and social impacts on tenants which result from moving into new-build socially rented housing. Published by Scottish Government.
The SHARP study: findings of a controlled study of the effects of housing and neighbourhood change on health and well-being Research Findings 18/2008
Research from a longitudinal study of the health and social impacts on tenants which result from moving into new-build socially rented housing. Published by Scottish Government.
Health and Wellbeing in GoWell and Social Housing Areas in Glasgow
This report presents detailed profiles of: the GoWell areas individually; the area types (transformational regeneration areas, local regeneration areas etc); areas comprising social housing and areas comprising GHA properties.
Health and Wellbeing in Glasgow and the GoWell areas: deprivation based analysis
This report describes recent trends in health and wellbeing related factors in the city by Glasgow-specific deprivation deciles; and in doing so, confirms the levels of deprivation within the GoWell areas themselves and, therefore, where the areas fit within the overall deprivation profile of the city.
Scottish Social Attitudes Survey 2007: Core Module Report 2 - Subjective perceptions of well-being in Scotland: Summary
Scottish Social Attitudes Survey 2007: Core Module Report 2 - Subjective perceptions of well-being in Scotland?
The report summarises the key findings on subjective well-being in Scotland and explores how happy and satisfied people in Scotland are with their lives in general and how satisfied they are with certain domains in particular. Published by Scottish Government.
Health and Regeneration: Shared Premises
Research to identify where and how health and regeneration partners across the UK have collaborated to build or adapt premises and co-locate their services in pursuit of joint outcomes. Published by Scottish Centre for Regeneration.
Service Delivery
Community Facilities in Rural Scotland: A Study of Their Use, Provision and Condition: Report
Community facilities in rural Scotland: a study of their use, provision and condition: Research Summary
Findings and analysis from primary research in 2008 to investigate the provision, condition, management, funding and use of rural community facilities across Scotland and implications for their future. Published by Scottish Government.
Evaluation of the Wider Role Funding Programme: Summary
Evaluation of Wider Roles Funding Programme: Report
An evaluation examining the achievements and lessons from the Wider Role Programme since 2003 and examine its continuing fit within a changing policy landscape. Published by Scottish Government.
Improving Government Service Delivery to Minority Ethnic Groups
This publication outlines findings from research commissioned by the Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland. It looked at the importance of mainstreaming, targeting, benchmarking and engagement in delivering services to minority ethnic groups.
Community Engagement and Empowerment
Community empowerment case study research
The aim of this research was to explore examples of community empowerment practice in Scotland which allowed case studies to fully describe their experiences and tell their story of how their community empowerment activity worked, the challenges they faced and their successes.
Community engagement: some lessons from the New Deal for Communities programme
Describes the experiences of New Deal for Communities (NDC) partnerships in developing and implementing their approaches and strategies for community engagement. Looks at the different dimensions of community engagement, including potential types and levels of participation. Discusses the steps involved in developing a community engagement strategy. Describes different approaches, including a focus on neighbourhoods, a focus on target groups, and strengthening the capacity of partners. Identifies pitfalls to avoid. Looks at ways in which the outcomes of community engagement can be benchmarked and the sorts of indicators that can be used to evaluate engagement activities. Published by Department of Communities and Local Government.
Community ownership and management of assets
A review of evidence on community organisations owning or managing assets, including buildings or land. Published by Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Women and poverty: experiences, empowerment and engagement
A project to empower women in poverty to take part in the policy-making process. Published by Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Public officials and community involvement in local services
An examination of community involvement in the governance of local services, with an emphasis on the role of public officials. Published by Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Evaluation of the Impact of the National Standards for Community Engagement: Report
Summary of the Evaluation of the Impact of the National Standards for Community Engagement
Evaluation of the impact of the National Standards for Community Engagement two years after publication. Published by Scottish Government.
Scottish social landlords progress on tenant participation: Summary
The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 placed new responsibilities on social landlords to engage with and involve tenants in their activities. Communities Scotland commissioned this evaluation to assess the progress that had been made by landlords since the introduction of the Act. Published by the Scottish Government.
Rural Issues
Rural Scotland Key Facts 2008: People and Communities, Services and Lifestyle, Economy and Enterprise
Summary of key facts related to rural Scotland. Compares remote rural, accessible rural and the rest of Scotland. Published by the Scottish Government.
Monitoring and Evaluating the Effects of Land Reform on Rural Scotland - A Scoping Study and Impact Assessment SummaryReport
Findings from analysis of the impacts on rural Scotland of land reform measures since 1997. Published by the Scottish Government.
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