East Sussex Migrant Communities Profile

East Sussex migrant communities profile

October 2010

eastsussex.gov.uk Boundary map of East Sussex 2002/03 – wards including 2007 Wealden parish amendments

WEALDEN ROTHER 49. Crowborough East 40. Central 50. Crowborough Jarvis Brook Forest Frant, Withyham 41. Collington 51. Crowborough North Row 42. Kewhurst 52. Crowborough St. John Hartfield 43. Old Town 53. Crowborough West 44. Sackville 54. Hailsham Central & North Wadhurst 45. St. Marks 55. Hailsham East 51 46. St. Michaels 56. Hailsham South & West 50 52 Ticehurst & 47. St. Stephens 57. Polegate North 53 49 Etchingham 48. Sidley 58. Polegate South Danehill, Rotherfield 59. Uckfield Central Fletching, Mayfield 60. Uckfield New Town Nutley 61. Uckfield North Salehurst

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E Crowhurst P 15 Hellingly 17 11 Ninfield & Hooe 21 20 27 26 54 25 22 with Wartling 48 12 19 LEWES 28 24 16 HASTINGS Ouse Valley 46 18 26.. Lewes Bridge 56 47 43 23 10. Ashdown 13 27. Lewes Castle & Ringmer 55 42 14 11. Baird Kingston 44 28. Lewes Priory 45 41 40 12. Braybrooke 29. East Saltdean & Alfriston 13. Castle 57 Pevensey & Telscombe Cliffs Westham 14. Central St. Leonards 30. Newhaven Denton 58 15. Conquest and Meeching 16. Gensing n o 3 31. Newhaven Valley d 17. Hollington 29 33 g EASTBOURNE in 2 32. Peacehaven East ll 18. Maze Hill 31 i 6 1. Devonshire 34 W 7 8 33. Peacehaven North 32 30 19. Old Hastings 39 37 2. Hampden Park 34. Peacehaven West 20. Ore 9 3. Langney 1 35. Seaford Central 35 East Dean 5 4. Meads 21, St. Helens 38 36 36. Seaford East 5. Old Town 22. Silverhill 37. Seaford North 23. Tressell 4 6. Ratton 38. Seaford South 7. St. Anthony's 24. West St. Leonards 39. Seaford West 8. Sovereign 25. Wishing Tree 9. Upperton.

Introduction Key points

1 2 East Sussex is a county with an older age profile and has more deaths than • 9% of the East Sussex population is not White British , considerably lower births each year. The only way the population grows each year is through than the regional and national averages. Higher proportions of not White migrants who move to the area from outside the county, and this net gain is in British are found in the urban districts of Eastbourne and Hastings. itself dependent on much larger flows of people into and out of the county. The socio-economic characteristics of these people – their age, gender, nationality, • 3.2% of East Sussex residents reported having non-British nationality and skills – help to change and develop the county. again this is considerably lower than regionally and nationally. Eastbourne has the highest proportion, where this reaches 5%. Migrants by their very nature may be transient, with quickly-changing circumstances, and some may be reluctant to bring themselves to the attention • Around 13% of live births in East Sussex are to mothers born outside the of the authorities. Trying to understand the size and characteristics of these UK. Almost half of these are to mothers born in Europe. impermanent populations is difficult through existing datasets, and there is no one source of such data. • The highest proportions of children receiving Early Years Entitlement in non- maintained settings who are not White British are found in Eastbourne and This profile draws together various datasets which show certain characteristics, some wards in Hastings. and describe the data patterns and the data limitations of each. Together they start to build a picture of where migrant communities may be most • 9% of children attending ESCC3 schools are not White British. Central St predominant, and something of their more detailed characteristics. A number Leonards ward in Hastings, Devonshire and Meads wards in Eastbourne of these datasets can be found in www.eastsussexinfigures.org.uk. and Sackville ward in Rother have the highest proportions.

The profile has been prepared by the Research and Information team in the • 3.8% of pupils in ESCC schools do not have English as their first language. Transport & Environment Department of East Sussex County Council, to This proportion is highest in Devonshire and Meads wards in Eastbourne, support the work of the Migrant Action Group, a sub-group of the East Sussex Central St Leonards ward in Hastings and Sackville and Central wards both Strategic Partnership. in Bexhill (Rother district).

• Around 3,500 overseas in-migrants registered with a GP4 in East Sussex in 2008/09, of which a third registered in Eastbourne. Numbers have risen since 2000/01, though not as fast as regionally or nationally.

1 508,300 residents in East Sussex in 2007 2 Not white British includes: White Irish, Other White, Mixed, Asian, Black, Chinese and Other groups 3 East Sussex County Council (ESCC) 4 NHS General Practitioner (GP) • 2,200 international in-migrants registered for a NI5 number across East List of indicators Sussex in 2009; with the majority registering in Eastbourne and Hastings. Registrations have fallen back since their peak in 2007.

1. p1 Ethnicity of East Sussex residents – Mosaic Origins, 2009 • Around one third of NI registrations in East Sussex are made by in-migrants from EU accession countries6. More registrations are made by Polish in- 2. p2 Percentage of the population who are not White British, 2007 migrants than those from any other country, although the number has 3. p4 Percentage of the population with non-British nationality, 2004-2009 dropped since 2007. 4. p6 Percentage of live births to mothers born outside the UK, 2001-2008 7 • The majority of Eastern European workers registering for work in East 5. p8 Percentage of children receiving Early Years funding in non- Sussex registered in the coastal urban districts of Eastbourne and Hastings. The annual inflow of workers registering under this scheme has more than maintained settings who are not White British, 2009/10 halved since its peak in 2005, to around 370 in 2009. 6. p10 Percentage of children in ESCC schools who are not White British,

2009/10 7. p12 Percentage of children in ESCC schools for whom English is not their first language, 2009/10

8. p14 Number of international in-migrants registering with GPs, 2008/09 9. p16 Number of international in-migrants registering for a NINO, 2002- 2009 10. p18 Number of in-migrants from accession countries registering for NIN,

2004-2009 11. p20 Number of Eastern European workers registering for work, May 2004 to December 2009

5 National Insurance (NI) number 6 The EU accession countries are: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. Romania and Bulgaria joined the EU in January 2007 7 Eastern European countries are: Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia 1. Ethnicity of East Sussex residents - Mosaic Origins, 2009

Data description Mosaic Origins aims to classify people according to the part of the world from which their forebears are most likely to have originated. Ethnicity - MOSAIC Origins 80% 76.0% In order to code people with a Mosaic Origins classification code, Experian uses a table that contains information on more than 1.25 million family names 70% and over 480,000 personal names. 60% 50% Each of these names has been examined in such a way as to identify the Mosaic Origins Type to which it is most likely to belong. This evaluation 40% establishes the confidence with which a personal name belongs to a particular 30% Mosaic Origins type. 20% 11.2% 10% 4.3% Source 3.0% 1.1% 0.8% 0.7% 2.9% Mosaic Origins, Experian 0% English Celtic Irish Western Eastern Hispanic Italian Other European European

Results for East Sussex Mosaic Origins Type According to Mosaic Origins classification, the vast majority of the East Sussex population are British (91.5%); 76% English, 11.2% Celtic and 4.3% Irish. A small minority are from other European countries

Key points

• Mosaic Origins classifies the vast majority (91.5%) of East Sussex residents as British

1 2. Percentage of the population who are not White British, 2007

Data description This data is produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the totals Eastbourne and Hastings are more diverse than the rural districts, having one correspond to the Mid Year Population Estimates for each year. They classify in ten of the population in the not White British category. the population into 16 ethnic groups, three White categories (British, Irish and Other) and 13 not White categories. Population change 2001-2007 for White British and not White British White British Not White British Analysis here uses two categories: White British and not White British. White British includes all white British. The not White British category includes: White Mid-2007 Annual growth Mid-2007 Annual growth population 2001-2007 (%) population 2001-2007 (%) Irish, Other White, Mixed, Asian, Black, Chinese and Other groups. Eastbourne 85,400 0.5 10,200 8.3 These statistics are assigned an experimental status, which means that they Hastings 77,300 -0.6 8,900 10.8 have not yet met the high quality standards required of National Statistics and Lewes 86,300 -0.3 8,200 13.7 will undergo further development. Consequently the results should be treated as provisional. Rother 81,400 0.0 6,800 11.0 Wealden 132,300 -0.1 11,500 11.5 Source East Sussex 462,600 -0.1 45,700 10.9 The Office for National Statistics (ONS), Population Estimates by Ethnic Group South East 7,246,700 -0.2 1,062,000 8.4 (experimental) Great Britain 42,736,000 -0.1 8,356,000 4.7

Results for East Sussex The districts of East Sussex are less ethnically diverse than the South East Since 2001, the White British population in East Sussex has declined by 2,900 region or nationally, with a total of 9% of the county’s population classified as people, or by 0.1%. The not White British population increased by 18,000, or not White British. by 10.9%, which is higher than the national and regional rates. The largest increase, both in terms of number and annual growth rate, amongst the not White British and not White British population in 2007 White British since 2001 occurred in Lewes. Mid-2007 Percent White Percent not White population British British Key points

Eastbourne 95,600 89.3 10.7 • The 2007 population of East Sussex was 508,300 Hastings 86,200 89.7 10.3 • 9% of the population was not White British, which is lower Lewes 94,500 91.3 8.7 than the national and regional rates Rother 88,200 92.3 7.7 • Higher proportions of not White British are found in the urban districts of Eastbourne and Hastings Wealden 143,800 92.0 8.1 • The county’s not White British population has increased since East Sussex 508,300 91.0 9.0 2001 with the largest rise occurring in Lewes South East 8,308,700 87.2 12.8 England 51,092,000 83.6 16.4

Percentage of the population who are not White British, 2007

Wealden Rother 8.1% 7.7%

Lewes 8.7% Hastings 10.3%

4,000 3,200 3,000 2,400

2,000 1,200 1,100 1, 0 0 0 White 400 British 0 White Irish White Other Mixed Asian or Black or Chinese Other Number of people of Number -1,000 Asian British Black British

-2,000

-3,000 -2,900 3 -4,000 3. Percentage of the population with non-British nationality, 2004-2009

Data description This data from the Annual Population Survey shows estimates of the proportion Population with non-British nationality, 2007-2009 of the population with non-British nationality. It is based on the self-reported 2007 2008 2009 country of birth and nationality of survey respondents.

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent The Annual Population Survey provides data on households, families and of non- of non- of non- of non- of non- of non- employment. Caution is required as estimates are subject to sampling British British British British British British variability and may be less robust for counties and districts due to small sample sizes for these areas. Eastbourne 3,000 3.2 6,000 6.3 5,000 5.3 Hastings 2,000 2.4 6,000 7.1 3,000 3.5 Nationality refers to the country stated by the respondent at interview and Lewes 3,000 3.2 2,000 2.2 3,000 3.2 where a respondent has dual nationality the first given is that recorded. The Rother 4,000 4.7 4,000 4.7 3,000 3.4 non-British category includes all nationalities except British and Irish. Wealden 3,000 2.1 3,000 2.1 3,000 2.1 East Sussex 15,000 3.0 21,000 4.2 16,000 3.2 Source South East 482,000 5.9 521,000 6.3 553,000 6.7 Office for National Statistics, Annual Population Survey Great Britain 3,603,000 7.1 3,803,000 7.5 3,929,000 7.7

At district level the pattern is a little more diverse, with Eastbourne and Results for East Sussex Hastings seeing a fall in 2007, followed by a rise in 2008 before declining again The percentage of the population with non-British nationality is currently 7.7% in 2009. Rother has seen a slight rise in 2007 and 2008, while Lewes and nationally and a little lower regionally. In East Sussex this is less than half the Wealden have remained fairly steady. national rate at 3.2%. Across the county this is highest in Eastbourne at 5.3% and lowest in Wealden at 2%. The remaining districts have a more similar proportion of non-British which is around 3%. Key points Between 2004 and 2007, there was a decrease in those with non-British nationality, both nationally and locally, followed by a peak in 2008 before • The percentage of East Sussex residents with non-British declining again in 2009. nationality has declined after a peak in 2008 • In East Sussex this percentage remains considerably lower than the regional and national averages • Eastbourne shows the highest proportion, at around 5% of the total population

Percentage of the population with non-British nationality, 2009

Wealden Rother 2.1% 3.4%

Lewes 3.2%

Hastings 3.5% Number of people with non-British nationality, 2004-2009

25,000

15 , 0 0 0

10 , 0 0 0

5,000

0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Eastbourne Hastings Lewes Rother Wealden 5

4. Percentage of live births to mothers born outside the UK, 2001-2008

Data description The country of birth of mothers of all children born in England and Wales is Total live births to mothers born outside the UK from 2001 to 2008 recorded at birth registration, along with the usual area of residence of the Outside Whole of Rest of mother. UK Europe the world (number) (%) Africa (%) Asia (%) (%) Outside United Kingdom includes: Europe (including European Union and Eastbourne 1,164 47.1 15.5 28.3 9.1 accession countries as constituted in 2007 and non-EU), Asia, Africa and Rest 928 38.3 20.7 29.6 11.4 of the World. United Kingdom includes: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Hastings Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man. Lewes 696 40.4 15.2 24.6 19.8 Rother 494 36.2 18.2 22.3 23.3 Source Wealden 990 42.4 15.6 22.6 19.4 Office for National Statistics (ONS) East Sussex 4,272 41.7 16.9 26.0 15.4

127,794 33.0 20.6 32.6 13.9 Results for East Sussex South East In 2008, 13.5% of all live births in East Sussex were to mothers born outside England & Wales 1,054,826 25.2 23.9 38.1 12.7 the UK. Compared to the regional and national picture, the proportions across East Sussex districts are relatively low. Of the total births in the period 2001-2008, 11% (or 4,270) were to mothers born outside the UK. Of these, 42% were from Europe (including EU, Live births to mothers born outside the UK in 2001 and 2008 accession countries and non-EU), while a further 26% were from Asia, and 2001 2008 17% from Africa.

Percent of all Percent of all 10% of the total live births to non-UK born mothers over this period were to Number live births Number live births mothers born in the EU accession countries. This varies from 14% in Hastings Eastbourne 101 11.3 209 19.1 to 7% in Wealden. Hastings 69 7.4 160 13.9 Lewes 86 10.1 114 12.5 Key points Rother 58 9.5 65 9.3

Wealden 107 8.4 146 11.2 • Around 13% of all live births in East Sussex are to mothers born East Sussex 421 9.2 694 13.5 outside the UK South East 11,474 13.0 21,662 20.8 • Almost half of these are to mothers born in Europe Great Britain 97,802 16.5 170,738 24.1 • This has risen over the last seven years • Highest proportion is in Eastbourne Live births to mothers born outside the UK have increased since 2001, both in number and as a proportion of all live births. In East Sussex, Eastbourne has seen the highest increase with the proportion rising from 11.3% of all births in 2001 to 19.1% in 2008. All other districts have seen an increase, with the exception of Rother where this has remained static at around 9-10%.

Percentage of live births to mothers born outside the UK, for the period 2001 to 2008

Wealden Rother 9.5% 9.3%

Lewes 10%

Hastings 11% Number of live births to non-UK mothers, 2001-2008 250

150

100

0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Eastbourne Hastings Lew es Rother Wealden

7 5. Percentage of children receiving Early Years funding in non-maintained settings who are not White British, 2009/10

Data description This dataset shows the recorded ethnicity of children receiving Early Years Those wards with the highest numbers and proportions of not White British Education Entitlement (EYEE) attending private, voluntary or independent children tend to be located in the coastal towns of Eastbourne and Hastings, settings located in East Sussex. The data covers the academic year although Forest Row in Wealden has the highest proportion where this reaches commencing September 2009 and is presented according to where the child 23% (19 children). Conversely, Wealden district has the lowest proportion of lives. not White British children of the county’s districts/boroughs.

Children become eligible for EYEE (which in 2009/10 provided between 12.5 The proportion of children with unknown ethnicity is especially high in Hastings and 15 hours per week of free nursery education depending on the setting) where this reaches nearly one fifth. from their 3rd birthday until they reach school age. This dataset excludes those children attending nursery classes in Children’s Services Authority schools. Children receiving Early Years funding in 2009/10 Ethnicity data is collected on parental consent forms and therefore reflects the views that parents have regarding their child’s ethnicity. Data are missing for Percent around 10% of children where this is either unknown or parents have chosen White Percent not Percent not to provide information. Analysts have noticed some inconsistencies within All children British White British Unknown/refused the data whereby the stated ethnicity of children has varied between monitoring Eastbourne 1,413 79.2 12.6% 8.2 periods. 1,376 73.5 8.2% 18.2 Hastings Detailed ethnicity monitoring is undertaken, but the analysis presented here is Lewes 1,264 84.9 8.3% 6.8 restricted to White British and not White British groupings due to the very small Rother 1,220 82.0 7.3% 10.7 numbers of children involved. This is to prevent the disclosure of information Wealden 2,221 86.2 6.8% 7.0 from which it would be possible to identify individuals. East Sussex 7,494 81.7 8.5% 9.9 The not White British category includes: White Irish, Other White, Mixed, Asian, All areas 7,788 81.4 8.6% 10.0 Black, Chinese and Other Groups. ‘All areas’ includes those children living outside the county and those categorised as ‘not known’.

Source Key points Early Years Education Entitlement Team, East Sussex County Council • The highest proportions of children receiving Early Years funding in non-maintained settings who are not White British are Results for East Sussex found in Eastbourne and some wards in Hastings The highest proportion of children in receipt of Early Years funding in non- • Forest Row in Wealden has the highest proportion of not White maintained settings who are not White British occurs in Eastbourne, where this British children of all East Sussex wards, although Wealden reaches nearly 13%. This compares to the countywide average of 8.5%. district has the lowest overall proportion of the county’s districts/boroughs

Percentage of children receiving Early Years funding in non-maintained settings who are not White British, 2009/10

Rother Wealden 6.8% 7.3%

Lewes 8.3% Hastings 8.2%

1,500

1,000

Number of children of Number 500

0 Eastbourne Hastings Lewes Rother Wealden

White British Unknown/refused Not White British 9 6. Percentage of children in ESCC schools who are not White British, 2009/10

Data description This data shows the percentage of children in ESCC schools who are not The wards with the highest proportions are all in urban areas, and mainly in White British. It only relates to children in schools maintained by East Sussex the coastal urban settlements of Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, with the County Council, and presents data by pupils’ place of residence, not by exception of Forest Row and Hailsham East in Wealden. school. Some pupils may not live near to their school, and some attending ESCC schools will live outside the county. Top ten wards with the highest proportions of not White British pupils in 2009/10 The not White British category includes: White Irish, Other White, Mixed, Asian, Black, Chinese and Other groups. Percent not White Number of pupils Ward District British not White British To preserve confidentiality, counts (and derived rates) of 6 and fewer are Central St Leonards Hastings 35.0 191 suppressed. Thus there is no data for Alfriston and Hartfield wards, both in Devonshire Eastbourne 29.3 386 Wealden. Meads Eastbourne 28.7 90 Source Upperton Eastbourne 20.0 125 School Census, Children’s Services Department, East Sussex County Gensing Hastings 18.1 141 Council, January 2010 Braybrooke Hastings 17.2 108

Results for East Sussex Ratton Eastbourne 16.9 162 One child in every eleven living in the county and attending ESCC schools is Sackville (Bexhill) Rother 16.5 44 classified as not White British. This proportion varies from over 14% in Forest Row Wealden 14.7 47 Eastbourne to less than half this in Rother and Wealden. Hailsham East Wealden 14.6 75

School pupils White British and not White British in 2009/10 Key points Percent White Percent not All pupils British White British • 9% of children in ESCC schools are not White British Eastbourne 11,554 84.6 14.3 • This proportion is highest in Central St Leonards in Hastings Hastings 12,183 85.3 10.9 and Devonshire and Meads wards in Eastbourne Lewes 10,774 90.0 8.2 Rother 9,788 90.9 6.6 Wealden 17,580 92.3 6.6 East Sussex 61,879 88.8 9.2 All areas 63,502 88.9 9.2 All areas include those who live outside the county, and those categorised as ‘not known’.

Percentage of children in ESCC schools who are not White British, 2009/10

Wealden

Rother

Lewes Hastings

Data suppressed

2.6 - 9.2

11 7. Percentage of children in ESCC schools for whom English is not their first language, 2009/10

Data description This data shows the percentage of children in ESCC schools for whom English The wards with the highest proportions are all in urban areas, and mainly in the is not their first language. It only relates to children in schools maintained by coastal settlements of Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill. East Sussex County Council, and presents data by pupils’ place of residence, not by school. Some pupils may not live near to their school, and some Top ten wards with the highest proportions of pupils without English as attending ESCC schools will live outside the county. their first language in 2009/10

To preserve confidentiality, counts (and derived rates) of 6 and fewer are Number of pupils suppressed. Across the county, 39 wards have suppressed scores. Percent not English not English as first Ward District as first language language Source Central St Leonards Hastings 23.3 127 School Census, Children’s Services Department, East Sussex County Council, Devonshire Eastbourne 23.1 304 January 2010 Meads Eastbourne 17.5 55

Upperton Eastbourne 11.7 73 Results for East Sussex A total of 2,350 or 3.8% of ESCC school pupils in 2009/10 did not have English Gensing Hastings 9.9 77 as a first language. This proportion varies widely across the county, from over Ratton Eastbourne 9.1 87 8% in Eastbourne to under 2% in Wealden. Sovereign Eastbourne 8.5 114

Sackville (Bexhill) Rother 8.2 22

School pupils with and without English as their first language in 2009/10 Central (Bexhill) Rother 7.9 40 Castle Hastings 7.2 54 Percent English as Percent not English All pupils first language as first language Eastbourne 11,554 91.2 8.6 Key points Hastings 12,183 94.9 4.6 Lewes 10,774 96.3 2.3 • The proportion of children in ESCC schools for whom English is not their first language is 3.8%. This is just over 2,300 pupils Rother 9,788 97.6 2.2 • This proportion is highest in Devonshire and Meads wards in Wealden 17,580 98.0 1.9 Eastbourne, Central St Leonards ward in Hastings and Bexhill in East Sussex 61,879 95.8 3.8 Rother All areas 63,502 95.8 3.8 All areas include those who live outside the county, and those categorised as ‘not known’.

Percentage of children in ESCC schools for whom English is not their first language, 2009/10

Wealden

Rother

Lewes Hastings

13 8. Number of international in-migrants registering with GPs, 2008/09

Data description This data shows the number of international in-migrants registering with a NHS At district level, the growth rates are more variable. Rother has experienced the General Practitioner (GP). The patient register records (as a ‘Flag 4’) every highest growth (71%), followed by Eastbourne where this was just over 61%. patient whose previous address was overseas for a period of more than three months. Onward change of GP within the UK will then lose this status. In Lewes, the growth in GP registrations has been fairly moderate at around 19%. Hastings shows a growth of around 5%, whereas Wealden numbers As GP registration is not compulsory there may be a time lag between arrival remain mostly unchanged, despite year on year fluctuations. from overseas and registration with a GP. Not all in-migrants are eligible for free NHS treatment and as a result will not approach GPs for care. However the data provides an indication of recent international in-migration to an area. Key points

Source • Total number of people from overseas registering with a GP in Office for National Statistics (ONS) East Sussex was around 3,500 in 2008/09, of which a third registered in Eastbourne Results for East Sussex • This number has risen since 2000/01, though not as fast as the In 2008/09, the total number of people from overseas registering with a GP in regional or national picture East Sussex was about 3,500, of which a third registered in Eastbourne. • Increases have been concentrated in Eastbourne and Rother

Since 2000/01 this number has increased by 27% in the county, compared to more substantial growth regionally (37%) and nationally (46%) over the eight year period.

International in-migrants registering with GPs in 2000/01 and 2008/09 Number of Number of Percent change registrations registrations 2000/01 to 2000/01 2008/09 2008/09 Eastbourne 730 1,177 61.2 Hastings 538 564 4.8 Lewes 409 485 18.6

Rother 299 511 70.9 816 810 -0.7 Wealden 2,792 3,547 27.0 East Sussex South East 62,950 86,501 37.4 England & Wales 406,775 595,341 46.4

Number of international in-migrants registering with GPs, 2008/09

Wealden Rother 810 511

Lewes 485 Hastings 564

Number of international in-migrants registering with GPs, 2000-2009

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

0 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 15 Eastbourne Hastings Lewes Rother Wealden

9. Number of international in-migrants registering for NINO, 2002-2009

Data description International in-migrants registering for a NINO by age groups in 2009 This data shows the number of overseas nationals entering the UK and registering for a National Insurance number (NINO). A NINO is a unique Percent of total registrations personal number which is used to record NI contributions, or to claim social Number of Under security benefits. Additional analysis for registrants from EU accession registrations 24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+ countries is presented in section 10. 730 39.7 39.7 12.3 6.8 2.7 Eastbourne Anyone wishing to work in the UK, either as an employee or in self- Hastings 500 34.0 38.0 18.0 6.0 6.0 employment, must be registered for National Insurance. Data relates to the Lewes 370 45.9 35.1 10.8 5.4 2.7 place of residence of the registrant. Rother 210 42.9 33.3 14.3 9.5 4.8 430 39.5 37.2 14.0 9.3 2.3 The issuing of NI numbers is an indicator of economic in-migration. The issue Wealden of a number is no indicator of that person remaining where they registered, and East Sussex 2,240 39.7 37.5 13.8 7.1 3.6 there is no requirement to relinquish the number on leaving the country. South East 65,750 40.1 39.3 12.8 5.7 2.2 Therefore these data only relate to the migration inflows. England 547,560 40.0 40.4 12.3 5.4 2.0

Source Over time, this pattern has remained broadly similar, with a tendency for Department for Work and Pensions Wealden to attract fewer younger workers than other districts.

Results for East Sussex In 2009, 2,240 people from overseas registered for a NI number in East Sussex. The annual number of NI registrations made by in-migrants in the Key points county grew rapidly over the past decade, peaking at 3,120 in 2007 before falling back considerably. • The number of NI registrants from overseas is currently around 2,200 per year The age profile of economic in-migrants is predominantly a young one, with • Registrations have fallen since their peak in 2007 nearly eight out of ten being aged under-35. This is a pattern which is evident • The majority of in-migrants registered in Eastbourne and Hastings regionally and nationally, and across all districts. The highest proportions of • Economic migrants are predominantly of younger working age, under-35s are in Lewes and Eastbourne (80%) while the lowest is in Hastings, with around 80% aged under 35 at 72% in 2009. Conversely, under 4% of registrants are aged 55 years and over.

16 Percentage of international in-migrants registering for a NINO by age group in 2009 Number of international in-migrants registering for NINO, 100% annual average for the period 2002 to 2009 90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

Wealden Rother 30% 389 208 20%

10% Lewes 325 0% Eastbourne Hastings Lewes Rother Wealden East South East England Hastings Sussex 504 Under 24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+

800

600

400

200

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17 Eastbourne Hastings Lewes Rother Wealden 10. Number of in-migrants from accession countries registering for a NINO, 2004-2009

Data description International in-migrants registering for a NINO by nationality in 2009 This data shows the number of overseas nationals entering the UK and registering for a National Insurance number (NINO) by nationality. A NINO is a Europe unique personal number that is used to record NI contributions, or to claim social security benefits. Additional analysis for all international registrants is EU presented in section 9. excluding EU accession accession Non-EU Rest of Number of countries countries countries the World Anyone wishing to work in the UK, either as an employee or in self-employment, registrations (%) (%) (%) (%) must be registered for National Insurance. Data relates to the place of residence Eastbourne 730 28.8 31.5 5.5 27.3 of the registrant. 500 10.0 50.0 0.0 24.0 Hastings European Union (EU) membership confers on citizens of member states the Lewes 370 16.2 32.4 2.7 37.8 right to live, travel and work in other member states. There are 26 countries in Rother 210 14.3 23.8 0.0 42.9 the EU, of which 10 joined in May 2004 and are often referred to as the 430 18.6 30.2 2.3 35.0 accession countries. They are Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Wealden Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. Romania and Bulgaria East Sussex 2,240 19.2 34.8 2.7 31.2 joined the EU in January 2007. South East 65,750 16.6 36.5 2.6 44.2 England 547,560 17.4 32.4 2.4 47.7 The issuing of NI numbers is an indicator of economic in-migration. The issue of a number is no indicator of that person remaining where they registered, and there is no requirement to relinquish the number on leaving the country. More NINO registrations are made by in-migrants from Poland than any other Therefore these data only relate to migration inflows. country, both locally and nationally. In East Sussex, the number of registrations by Polish in-migrants has fallen from 920 in 2007 to 270 in 2009. Source Department for Work and Pensions Key points Results for East Sussex Over one-third of all international in-migrants who registered for a NINO in 2009 • Around one third of NI registrations in East Sussex are made by were from EU accession countries. In Hastings half of the registrations were in-migrants from EU accession countries made by in-migrants from these countries, while Rother had the highest • Eastbourne and Hastings have the highest numbers of Eastern proportion of registrants from the rest of the world (43%). European in-migrant registrations • Polish in-migrant registrations have dropped from 920 in 2007 to Between 2004 and 2009, about 2,000 NINO registrations were made by in- 270 in 2009 migrants from EU accession countries in Eastbourne, compared to 530 in Rother. Hastings had the highest proportion (48%) of Eastern European in- migrants as a percentage of total registrations over this period.

18 Number of Polish in-migrants registering for a NINO, 2004-2009 Number of in-migrants from accession countries registering for NINO, 450 totals for the period 2004 to 2009 400

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Hastings 1,580 (48%) Number of international in-migrants registering for a NINO in East Sussex in 2009

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19 11. Number of Eastern European workers registering for work, May 2004 to December 2009

Data description This data shows the number of migrant workers from Eastern European The annual number of approved applicants to the scheme across the county countries who registered for work in the UK since May 2004, when the peaked in 2005, at nearly 900. Since then numbers have fallen back requirement was introduced. considerably, more than halving by 2009 to 370. This pattern broadly reflects regional and national trends. European Union (EU) membership confers on citizens of member states the right to live, travel and work in other member states. There are 26 countries in Numbers have fallen in all districts, although Eastbourne has continued to the EU, of which 10 joined in May 2004 and are often referred to as the attract over 100 workers a year under the scheme. Hastings, which attracted accession countries. They are Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, the most workers in the scheme’s early years, has seen numbers reduce Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. The eight from Eastern considerably. Europe are referred to as the A8 countries. Migrant characteristics Registration with this scheme is necessary for every worker wishing to work for at least one month in the UK. The self-employed are not required to register. The main characteristics of migrants from Eastern European are: Data refer to the place of work of the employee. There is no requirement to de- register on leaving the UK. The scheme is temporary and will end in April 2011. • Predominantly young, mostly aged 16-35 • Mostly working in low-paid jobs such as care homes, hospitality and low Source level clerical work Home Office, Workers Registration Scheme (WRS) data • Often not earning much more than minimum wage • Predominantly from Poland Results for East Sussex Since May 2004 almost 4,000 Eastern Europeans have registered for work in East Sussex under this scheme. More than half of these workers registered in Key points Eastbourne and Hastings. • Eastern European workers registering for work in East Sussex under this scheme total almost 4,000 Approved applicants to the WRS, from May 2004 to Dec 2009 • The majority have registered in the urban districts of Eastbourne and Hastings Number of approved Percent of the county’s • The inflow has more than halved since its peak in 2005 applicants approved applicants Eastbourne 1,025 25.8 Hastings 1,190 29.9

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Eastbourne Hastings Lewes Rother Wealden 21 Acknowledgements

Profile prepared by:

Research and Information Team, Transport & Environment Department, East Sussex County Council

Contact details This migrant communities profile was developed for the Migration Action Group The Research and Information Team supports the strategic planning activities (MAG), a sub-group of the East Sussex Strategic Partnership. of the County Council’s Transport and Environment Department. It also provides intelligence to assist with service planning and strategy development MAG steers a countywide project that supports migrant communities across East Sussex generally and manages the East Sussex in Figures (ESiF) throughout East Sussex in a number of ways including free English classes data observatory. and a bilingual health advocacy service. For further information please contact:

For more information on MAG or the migrant communities project please Maura Badoni: 01273 482152 contact: Tiga-Rose Nercessian, Migrant Communities Project Officer on 01273 [email protected] 336 844 or [email protected]. Helen Joslin-Allen: 01273 481346 East Sussex Strategic Partnership (ESSP) brings together different parts of our [email protected] local community - public services, local businesses, community groups and voluntary sector organisations. ESiF is a web-based information system that contains detailed, up- It was set up in 2000 to help organisations work together in a co-ordinated way to-date and reliable information to plan local services, tackle the issues that matter to local people and improve on a very wide range of topics. It quality of life in East Sussex. is free and very easy to use and puts individual users in control. East Sussex Strategic Partnership (ESSP) tackles the issues that matter to ESiF lets you specify exactly local people through community planning and partnership working across the what data you want to see (for county of East Sussex. For more information please go to www.essp.org.uk. the places and time periods you are interested in) and how you Visit www.eastsussexinfigures.org.uk want to view it (as a table, chart or e-mail [email protected] or map). for more information.