Promoting Social Inclusion - Central Anti-Poverty Unit

This strand of the Anti-Poverty identifies people in our community who are in greatest social need and who are most marginalised. People who are in social need can be disadvantaged in many ways. They may, for example, be poorly skilled, unemployed, living on a low income or coping with difficult home circumstances. They might live in poor housing or areas blighted by crime. They may have difficulties accessing services that others take for granted.

The term 'social exclusion' is used to describe what can happen to people who are subject to the most severe problems. Social exclusion has to do with poverty and joblessness – but it is more than that. It is about being cut off from the social and economic life of our community.

The factors that cause social exclusion do not always fit comfortably within the areas of responsibility of individual government departments.  The Promoting Social Inclusion (PSI) element of 'Lifelong Opportunities' involves departments working, both collectively and with partners outside government to identify and tackle factors, which can contribute to social inclusion.

Achievements so far are reports produced on:

Ongoing PSI work is continuing on:

A new PSI priority has just commenced on lone parents