Being resilient

More Money in Your Pocket

Through our More Money in Your Pocket website we'll provide the public with information and support to help with the cost of living. We'll do this by:

• Communicating to ensure people know what's available through More Money in Your Pocket.
• Providing relevant content on the More Money in Your Pocket webpage.

Better Lives programme

Our Better Lives programme will support people to achieve their best life. We'll work with people to identify their strengths and help them realise their potential to live independently in their own community for as long as possible. We'll do this by:

• Putting in place an adult social care front door.
• Developing a reablement community pathway.
• Supporting workforce development.
• Preparing people for adulthood.

Employability and skills programme

Our employability and skills programme will support people who are economically inactive to fully benefit from inclusive economic growth. To do this we'll:

• Have clear pathways into and within learning.
• Enable employment for all.

Community capacity building

Through community capacity building we'll support and develop our communities across the borough. This will ensure everyone has the ability to achieve their potential through:

• Supporting volunteering.
• Providing infrastructure support for the voluntary and community sector.
• Supporting the development of the voluntary and community sector.

Armed forces community

We'll support our armed forces community to ensure that no member faces disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen. We'll do this by:

• Supporting the national Armed Forces Day.
• Promoting our Armed Forces Walkway.
• Complying with new statutory duties.
• Communicating with our armed forces community.

Customer engagement

We'll improve engagement with those at risk of inequalities by:

• Engaging with people who have disabilities.
• Engaging with migrant communities.
• Engaging with other protected characteristic groups.
• Developing a system wide approach to engagement.
• Improving and promoting Live Well Barnsley.

Good Food Barnsley

Our partnership

Through our Good Food Barnsley partnership we'll build a better Barnsley where everyone has the right food they need to thrive. We'll do this by:

• Delivering against the recommendations in the National Food Strategy.
• Delivering against the recommendations Barnsley Council’s Food Plan.
• Addressing gaps in Barnsley’s food ladder.

Good food offer

We'll strengthen our good food offer to improve access to good food for all by:

• Delivering a programme of holiday activities and food.
• Expanding community shops in Barnsley.
• Communicating so people know where to access good food initiatives.

Healthy and active ageing

Third Sector Dementia Alliance

Barnsley's Third Sector Dementia Alliance will ensure that every person with a diagnosis of dementia is supported to live well in their own home and community from the onset of their illness. They'll do this by:

• Connecting people to support early.
• Raising awareness about dementia.
• Communicating to provide good sources of information.
• Building capacity to increase the range of support for people living with dementia.

Ageing well

We'll support people to age well to live in good health without ageism by:

• Reducing the increased risk of dementia.
• Supporting older people to access mental health services.
• Preventing falls for older frail people.
• Supporting people with learning disabilities with easy read information and access to health checks.
• Promoting good oral health.

Older People Physical Activity Alliance

Barnsley’s Older People Physical Activity Alliance aims to increase provision of physical activity programmes that will improve the strength and balance of older people (50+) across Barnsley. They'll do this by:

• Developing the collective physical activity offer for older people.
• Providing an outreach programme to engage older people in physical activity.
• Putting in place an effective referral pathway between the alliance members.
• Measuring and evaluating the impact of the alliance.

Age Friendly communities

Barnsley’s Age Friendly communities will work together so everyone in Barnsley enjoys healthy and active ageing. Age Friendly communities make it possible for people to continue to stay living in their homes, take part in the activities they value, and contribute to their communities, for as long as possible. They'll do this by:

• Supporting a series of regular events that raise awareness of Age Friendly Barnsley, portray positive images of ageing and the contribution of older people.
• Supporting a healthy life expectancy by promoting physical activity, learning opportunities and access to green spaces.
• Improving transport options for older people with mobility issues.
• Encouraging inclusion of older people.

Wellbeing support

We'll promote wellbeing support by helping people benefit from improved mental and physical wellbeing. We'll do this by:

• Developing our healthier weight programmes.

Reducing excess winter deaths

We aim to reduce excess winter deaths and support people to stay warm and well during cold weather. We'll do this by:

• Delivering an affordable warmth programme.
• Increasing the take up of key vaccinations.
• Communicating through marketing and campaigns.

Supporting carers

We'll support carers by ensuring they're identified, recognised and have access to information, advice, practical and emotional support, to help them achieve the outcomes which matter most to them. We'll do this by:

• Reviewing our governance arrangements.
• Awareness raising and communication.
• Supporting working carers.

Our safe and well offer

We'll support people through our safe and well offer by:

• Increasing South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue staff numbers who can carry out safe and well checks.
• Increasing referral partners.
• Attending key events to raise awareness.