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LB LAMBETH EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT August 2018 SOUTH LAMBETH ESTATE REGENERATION PROGRAMME www.ottawaystrategic.co.uk $es1hhqdb.docx 1 5-Dec-1810-Aug-18 Equality Impact Assessment Date August 2018 Sign-off path for EIA Head of Equalities (email [email protected]) Director (this must be a director not responsible for the service/policy subject to EIA) Strategic Director or Chief Exec Directorate Management Team (Children, Health and Adults, Corporate Resources, Neighbourhoods and Growth) Procurement Board Corporate EIA Panel Cabinet Title of Project, business area, Lambeth Housing Regeneration policy/strategy Programme Author Ottaway Strategic Management Ltd Job title, directorate Contact email and telephone Strategic Director Sponsor Publishing results EIA publishing date EIA review date Assessment sign off (name/job title): $es1hhqdb.docx 2 5-Dec-1810-Aug-18 LB Lambeth Equality Impact Assessment South Lambeth Estate Regeneration Programme Independently Reported by Ottaway Strategic Management ltd August 2018 Contents EIA Main Report 1 Executive Summary ................................................................................................. 4 2 Introduction and context ....................................................................................... 12 3 Summary of equalities evidence held by LB Lambeth ................................................ 17 4 Primary Research: Summary of Household EIA Survey Findings 2017 ........................ 22 5 Equality Impact Assessment ................................................................................... 40 6 Key Findings ......................................................................................................... 72 7 Mitigation Recommendations .................................................................................. 75 8 Action Plan ........................................................................................................... 78 EIA Evidence Base 9 Appendix 1: Key Definitions ................................................................................... 83 10 Appendix 2: Data Sets Held by LB Lambeth reviewed ............................................... 84 11 Appendix 3: EIA Survey 2017 Findings .................................................................. 107 12 Appendix 4: Scoping of the EIA ............................................................................ 114 13 Appendix 5: Policy Backdrop. ............................................................................... 122 $es1hhqdb.docx 3 5-Dec-1810-Aug-18 1 Executive Summary Introduction and context 1.1 Regeneration and change, particularly in the physical environment of the areas that people live, is likely to have impacts that are both positive and negative for different groups of people. In any process of change, some people or groups are likely to gain more benefit than others. To this end all regeneration programmes need to be managed to ensure that the positive impacts of the regeneration are maximised and correspondingly to ensure that the negative impacts are minimised. In this context, the regeneration of the South Lambeth Estate has undergone an Equality Impact Assessment (EIA). 1.2 This independently commissioned Equality Impact Assessment, a refresh of the 2015 EIA completed for the South Lambeth Estate, is a review of the policy backdrop and key data sources. Indeed, it has itself been refreshed since its first iteration in September 2017. It seeks to understand how this regeneration programme will impact on different equality groups and Protected Characteristics. Central to this EIA is the need to distinguish between regeneration impacts per se and equality impacts specifically. 1.3 This EIA has reviewed the equality impacts of: . The key decisions required of Cabinet . The proposed Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) . The regeneration proposals including resident engagement, design, planning and phasing . Key guarantees for tenants and leaseholders. Approach and methods 1.4 This EIA has included a comprehensive desktop review of core legislation, policy and council papers. These are set out in Appendix 5 of the EIA evidence base. Data previously held by the borough has also been reviewed. This data only addressed the equality characteristic of age, gender, ethnicity and disability. Moreover, the bulk of this information is related only to the head of each household surveyed as opposed to all those living in each household. 1.5 On this basis, it was agreed with the Housing Regeneration Team that this EIA would be supplemented with targeted household surveys completed by a dedicated survey interview team. $es1hhqdb.docx 4 5-Dec-1810-Aug-18 Key household survey findings 1.6 The survey was undertaken between the 1st and 2nd week of August 2017 and supplemented with a number of update surveys in July 2018. Full details of the household surveys are set out in the main report in Section 4 and further details in Appendix 3. These survey responses were based on self-declarations of the members of each household. 1.7 The headline equality findings of the primary research completed are: o BAME populations on the South Lambeth Estate are larger than those researched through the Housing Needs Assessment (HNA) process in 2015. There is a 17% white British and 85% non-white British population. There is a significant Portuguese/Latin American population on the estate; the data describes some 26% of 'other white' categories on the estate. NB: The survey shows a significantly higher proportion of non-white British residents (85%) than the previous HNA profile of 52% and the borough population profile of 43% (this could be due to boundary change or fluctuation in response rates). o The gender profile of the estate is comparable with the borough gender profile (50%-50% male-female). o 13% of respondents on the estate stated they have a disability. However, there are some residents with serious conditions which are likely to be impacted on by the regeneration proposals, particularly in the context of noise, accessibility and the general disturbance that is a byproduct of regeneration. o There are a significantly smaller proportion of children and young people under 18 within the development red line area than there is outside it o The over 65 population on the estate accounted for 11.7%. In contrast 15.6% of the population inside the development red line area were over 65’s compared to 7.4% over 65 outside the development red line area. Therefore, there are more retirees in the development red line area. o 6.0% of respondents stated they were gay, lesbian or bisexual. 1% of responding tenants stated they were gay or lesbian where as 11% of leaseholders stated they were gay or lesbian. o 61% of respondents said they were Christian and 11% Muslim. o Just under 1% of respondents stated there was someone in their household that is either pregnant or undergoing a period of post birth care or maternity/paternity leave. o In terms of marriage and civil partnership it is worth noting that in some of these cases the legal status does have an impact when tenure and leaseholder status come into play. Moreover, some widowers may have potentially higher levels of vulnerability in a regeneration environment. o English is spoken in 66% of responding households. There is a wide range of other languages spoken on the estate and in virtually all cases English was a secondary language spoken in the household. o 34% of respondents felt there would be a negative impact on the health and wellbeing needs of their household. $es1hhqdb.docx 5 5-Dec-1810-Aug-18 o 12% felt there would be a negative impact on the childcare school provision of members of their household. o 12% felt there would be a negative impact on the employment and skill needs of members of their households. o 10% felt there would be negative impacts on the elderly care and support received by members of their households. o 13% of respondents stated they had a member of their household that was on a means tested benefit although some 64% were on full/partial housing benefit. 1.8 The major issues/concerns raised by residents regarding their perceptions of the impact of the regeneration proposals are highlighted below: Perceived concerns o Residents share feelings of frustration, worry, apprehension and stress about regeneration o Neighbours will move homes, causing difficulties with care and support o Current units need improving with damp and infestations o Concerns over the dismantling of support networks o Concerns around dust, noise, traffic (sleeping for night workers), construction traffic and parking o Concerns around perceived affordability o Loss of trees and green space – thus more unhealthy o Residents with children studying locally have stated that if they move this will negatively impact on their children o Health concerns for children from the dust during the regeneration o Regeneration perceived to negatively affect people’s health conditions o There are some households with residents with severe health conditions which will be negatively affected by the regeneration proposals, these families and their members needs will need to be addressed specifically. Perceived positives o Stairs and kitchen will be bigger and having a downstairs bathroom would be great o Wider for potential wheelchair use o Better, cleaner housing will support better health o Need for more information and knowledge of what is going to happen o More energy efficiency and reduced costs o Better environment