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Increasing our efforts to tackle disadvantage and discrimination

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;

Obtaining welfare benefits advice

Obtaining debt advice - new cases

 

Reducing the number of benefits claimants relative to Falkirk average in ROA areas;Benefit claimants relative to Falkirk average in ROA areas

Increasing the number of benefit people in ROA areas participating in work-based training;

Benefit claimants in ROA areas participating in work based training

 

Increasing the number of new IT learners from priority areas;new IT learners from priority areas

Increasing the number of new learners to literacy programmes;New learners to literacy programmes

Increasing the numbers of times the free public access terminals are used in libraries;Free public access terminals 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);Council buildings that provide a direct service to the public

Increasing the number of users of public access terminals in libraries;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;

Free school meals

 

Increasing the percentage of eligible secondary school children who take up free school meals;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;

Housing stock

Increasing the number of good quality and affordable homes each year by the following numbers;

Good quality and affordable homes


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;Moving into higher education

 

Increasing percentage of school leavers moving into further education;Moving into further education
Reducing the percentage of young people who leave school without employment, further education or training;young people who leave school without employment further education or training

Percentage of pupil attendance at primary schools:Primary Schools


Percentage of pupil attendance at secondary schools:Secondary Schools

Ensuring that all educational establishments are adapted to meet the physical needs of young people affected by disability (approximately 73 buildings);Educational Establishments

Contact Us
  • By Post:
    Falkirk Council
    Municipal Buildings
    West Bridge Street
    Falkirk
    FK1 5RS
  • By Telephone:
    01324 506070
  • By Fax:
    01324 506061
  • By Email:
    info@falkirk.gov.uk