Needs Analysis 2022 FLIP - Manual / Resource - Page 27
DEPRIVATION
5%
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Sevenoaks is the 2nd least deprived district in Kent and
Medway.
A rank of 1 on the table below, is the most deprived.
There are 333 local authorities in England.
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3. Provision of a range of employment
opportunities to support economic recovery
Whilst unemployment across all ages has decreased in
the first quarter of the financial year, Sevenoaks had the
biggest spike in unemployment across all districts in the
year February 2020 to February 2021.131 Thanet had the
highest unemployment figures but there was only a 78%
spike from the previous year, whereas there was a 211%
spike in Sevenoaks, making the recovery process more
difficult.132
In rural areas there are further issues; unemployment
and under-employment are taking younger people away
from their families and work in rural areas is low paid
and intermittent. With a high number of SEND young
people in the district transition into employment is an
important issue. There are also no higher or further
education facilities in Sevenoaks so providing people
with basic skills is important.
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Canterbury
Maidstone
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145
119
107
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Wealden Sailability offer sailing
opportunities and instruction to people with
disabilities in Sevenoaks.
“My name is Peter Wagner. I am 19 years old and
have cerebral palsy which affects my fine and
gross motor skills. I am unable to walk unaided
and use a wheelchair to get around.
Tunbridge Wells
Tonbridge & Malling
Ashford
Dartford
Gravesham
Dover
Medway
Folkestone & Hythe
Swale
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CASE STUDY
Rural social networks were also difficult to maintain
during the pandemic with a consequent increase in
social isolation and loneliness, especially among older
people.
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The rural economy is also disadvantaged by poor
broadband speed and reliability as well as inadequate
mobile phone networks affecting local businesses and
those working from home. A combination of the older
demographic and the unavailability of high-speed
broadband and mobile phone networks are leading
to an increasing digital gap between urban and rural
areas. This is exacerbated by the increasing number of
key services, such as job search opportunities, banking,
education, and health-related services, that are online or
moved online during the pandemic.
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Thanet
worse access in terms of distance to health, public
health, and care services and longer distances to GPs,
dentists, hospitals and other health facilities mean that
rural residents can experience ‘distance decay’ where
service use decreases with increasing distance.
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Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks district has the highest percentage of young
people with Special Educational Needs who have
an Education and Health Care Plan
“When I first visited Sailability with my father I had
never been in a sailing dinghy before, I went out on
the water in an Access 303 with an instructor. I had
a great time, learned a considerable amount about
how boats sail and by the end of the day I was very
keen to take up sailing as a hobby.
“Over the next three weeks I went out on the
water with a number of the other instructors all of
whom were keen to pass on their knowledge and
experience. On my fifth visit to Sailability I was
allowed to sail solo in an Access. I was thrilled and
felt perfectly safe as the safety boat was close by
just in case, I needed some help.”
n unemployment in the year February 2020
district
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