Progressive and equitable
Making a positive contribution by unlocking potential
We must go further in the next decade, doing more of what works and – with the voluntary sector and other partners – design new programmes to meet our city’s challenges. We must focus on preventing problems, so people must get the help they need early and be equipped to take care of themselves.
As a city we will:
- Reform health services, integrating health and social care, supporting people to healthier choices and into the right services at the right time
- Reform children's and families' services and have more children starting school ready to learn, increasing their life chances and supporting their future independence
- Work with the voluntary and community sector on new ways to reach those untouched by Manchester's success and to build up strong, confident and vibrant communities
- Continue to be recognised as an Age-friendly city
- Use devolved powers to tackle more 'complex dependency', building on pioneering 'Troubled Families' work, with coordinated support for those trapped in benefit dependency, helping them into work
- Support people to find, stay and progress in work so all residents can enjoy our economic growth and can provide for their children
- Tackle fuel poverty by improving energy efficiency in homes, building new homes to the highest standards and generating more affordable low- and zero-carbon energy locally.
Measures of success:
- Less out-of-work benefit claimed
- Fewer workers needing benefit for rent
- Fewer children in poverty
- Better health results
- increased tax revenues to help us become financially self sufficient
- Fewer in fuel poverty.
