Objective
To ensure people are not disadvantaged through lack of opportunity access to service and life circumstances.
We will demonstrate progress by:
Increasing the number of individuals obtaining advice on welfare benefits and debt;
Reducing the number of benefits claimants relative to Falkirk average in ROA areas;
Increasing the number of benefit people in ROA areas participating in work-based training;
Increasing the number of new IT learners from priority areas;
Increasing the number of new learners to literacy programmes;
Increasing the numbers of times the free public access terminals are used in libraries;
Increasing the proportion of council buildings that provide a direct service to the public being suitable for people with a disability (135 buildings);
Increasing the number of users of public access terminals in libraries;
Objective
To ensure people are not disadvantaged through lack of opportunity to access service and life circumstances.
We will demonstrate progress by:
Increasing the percentage of eligible primary school children who take up free school meals;
Increasing the percentage of eligible secondary school children who take up free school meals;
O
bjective
To ensure the provision of a range of good quality affordable housing to meet needs of current and future reidents.
We will demonstrate progress by:
Increasing investment in and improving the housing stock to meet the Scottish Housing Quality Standard;
Increasing the number of good quality and affordable homes each year by the following numbers;
Objective
To ensure children have the best possible opportunities in life.
We will demonstrate progress by:
Increasing percentage of school leavers moving into higher education;
Increasing percentage of school leavers moving into further education;
Reducing the percentage of young people who leave school without employment, further education or training;
Percentage of pupil attendance at primary schools:
Percentage of pupil attendance at secondary schools:
Ensuring that all educational establishments are adapted to meet the physical needs of young people affected by disability (approximately 73 buildings);