HARINGEY EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT PROJECTMAYOR’S REGENERATION FUND

Market Warming Event

Monday 27th October, 12h30pm

INTRODUCTION

Aminata Diaby Senior Project OfficerDelivery UnitGreater London Authority

• To announce the Haringey Employment Support Project

• To take providers through the grant application process

• An opportunity for providers to network and to develop partnership working

PURPOSE OF TODAY’S EVENT

12h30 – 14h00

Overview Aminata Diaby, GLA

Haringey context Ambrose Quashie, LB of Haringey

Haringey Employment Project Ambrose Quashie, LB of Haringey

Outcomes and Budget Aminata Diaby, GLA

Partnership Working Aminata Diaby, GLA

The Procurement Process Aminata Diaby, GLA

Procurement Timetable Aminata Diaby, GLA

Q&A All

Networking

AGENDA

• On 16th January 2012 the Mayor of London and Haringey Council announced a £41m funding and investment package for Tottenham. This included funding to support a new Haringey Employment and Skills programme (HESP)

 • The GLA, with support from Haringey Council, is now planning

to launch the Employment Support element of the programme which will help people furthest from the labour market, or in low paid work, towards employment and/or a higher paid job.

OVERVIEW

EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS NEEDS IN HARINGEY

Ambrose QuashieEconomic Development OfficerEconomic Development ServiceHaringey Council

• Population – 263,400– Growth of 28% over the past 20 years

• Population projected to grow to 316,200 by 2041• 71% of population aged 16-64

– England – 64%

• 53% of population aged 20-49 – England – 41%

• Ethnic minority population – 65%– London – 55%

– England – 20%

DEMOGRAPHY

EMPLOYMENT

UNEMPLOYMENT

JOB SEEKER’S ALLOWANCE

YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT

OUT OF WORK BENEFITS

HEALTH RELATED BENEFITS

GEOGRAPHY

QUALIFICATIONS

• Despite broad economic recovery real wages have fallen for the longest sustained period since 1964

• Between 1996/97 and 2012/13 the proportion of people in poverty living in households where at least one adult was in employment increased from 35% to 50%

• Estimated to be 750,000 people living in London who earn below the London Living Wage and there is evidence to suggest that a significant number of these Londoners have been stuck in low paid jobs for over a decade

LOW PAY

• 61,300 jobs across Haringey• Top employment sectors

– Retail – 14%

– Education – 13%

– Health – 9%

– Business administration & support services – 8%

– Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services – 8%

• However, jobs in Haringey represent only 1% of jobs in London, and...

BUSINESS BASE

JOB DENSITY

HARINGEY EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT PROJECT (HESP)

• Support for:– Unemployed people (i.e. people claiming Job Seeker’s

Allowance)– Economically inactive people (i.e. people claiming

Employment & Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Income Support or no benefits

– People in low paid employment (i.e. people earning below the London Living Wage)

• Expectation that a:– Maximum of 90% of project participants will be unemployed

or economically inactive– Minimum of 10% of project participants will be in low paid

employment

HESP – TARGET GROUPS

• Equalities groups:

HESP – EQUALITIES GROUPS

Parents (including lone parents)

At least 25% of participants

Women At least 50% of participants

Young people (aged 16-24) At least 20% of participants

People with a health condition or disability

At least 10% of participants

Ethnic minorities At least 50% of participants

• A minimum of 80% of project participants will reside in the following wards:

HESP - GEOGRAPHY

Bounds Green St Ann’s

Bruce Grove Stroud Green

Harringay Tottenham Green

Hornsey Tottenham Hale

Noel Park West Green

Northumberland Park White Hart Lane

Seven Sisters Woodside

HESP - PROVISION

HESP OUTCOMES & BUDGET

Output/outcome 2 Grants on offer

 Sustained Employment outcomes (for 26 weeks) and Sustained progression

outcomes (for 26 weeks)

A minimum of 125 per grant offer 

Delivery period March 2015- March 2017

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• Total funding available: £796,750

• The GLA is seeking to offer two Grants at a maximum value of £398,375 each

• The minimum deliverables are indicated in table below

• The project is funded through payments by results (outcome related funding)

• Payments are released as participants achieve milestones relating to enrolment, (Starters), 30hrs of support activity, entry to Employment, sustaining Employment or progression for 26 weeks

• Applicants may request an initial advance of up to 5% of their full project cost, and this will be recovered against the initial Starter payments

OUTCOMES AND BUDGET

• The GLA will pay a fixed average Overall Unit Cost for the achievement of 26 week sustained employment outcomes, and this payment will be made to fund all activities for all participants achieving a 26 week sustained employment outcome, including those who drop out prior to achieving a 26 week sustained employment outcome.

• The GLA have set a recommended minimum volume of outcomes for 26 week sustained outcomes, and applicants will be required to justify any proposed outcomes when submitting their application.

OUTCOMES AND BUDGET

PARTNERSHIP WORKING

• Projects may be developed to deliver either as;– a Consortium– a Lead Delivery Partner (sub-contracting other partners)– or as an individual delivery organisation

• Applications will need to provide a list of which organisations they will work in partnership with and in what capacity to support the client group

PARTNERSHIP WORKING

APPLICATION PROCESS

• The Application Form will be divided into three sections (including 2 stages)

– Section A – Not scored– Section B – Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ)– Section C – Full Application Scored Questions

• Applicants will be able to submit questions for clarification to the GLA during the first 2 weeks of the launch of the application

• All submitted questions and the GLA responses will be published on the GLA website for the benefit of all applicants

APPLICATION PROCESS

• The Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) is divided into 3 sections– Mandatory questions

– Information only questions

– Scored questions

• Applications that fail to meet the minimum requirements of the mandatory questions section will not progress to the scored questions

• Only the highest 15 scoring applicants from Section B will progress to Section C where the Full Application will be scored

PQQ STAGE

• Where applicants are approved for funding following due diligence checks, the GLA will interview the top 5 scoring applicants from the Section C (Full Application stage)

• However, all applicants who are approved for funding following due diligence checks and score 75% or more of the score available in the Full Application will be offered an interview

FULL APPLICATION STAGE

• The GLA may adjust scores awarded to Section C questions either positively or negatively dependant on the answers given during interviews.

• This final score will determine the ranked position of the applicants

• GLA will carry out an Internal Moderation to review and agree the two successful applications

APPLICATION PROCESS

Haringey Employment SupportApplication timetable

Application Process Launched Monday 3rd November 2014

Period when questions can be raised

Monday 3rd November 2014, 17.00 to Friday 14th November 2014, 17:00

Deadline for submission of applications

Monday 15th December 2014, 12:00

Interviews for selected applicants 12th – 16th January 2015

Project delivery start March 2015 to March 2017

APPLICATION TIMETABLE (PROVISIONAL)

• The URL for the GLA MRF Haringey Employment Support Project webpage is:

https://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/regeneration/high-streets/projects/tottenham/haringey-employment-support-project-funding-opportunity

• Slides from today’s presentation, Summary of the Q&A available on GLA will be on the GLA website

• Project Prospectus, application form and other relevant documents should be on above URL from Monday 3rd November (indicative date)

• The email address to use if you have questions during the application process is HaringeyEmploymentMRF@london.gov.uk

WEBLINK AND NEXT STEPS

QUESTIONS?