Progress on creating a fairer, greener, healthier and more inclusive city
From tackling poverty and inequality to creating places where people want to live, initiatives in the council’s corporate plan are already making a difference.
Highlights include how support from Welfare Rights and Debt Advice helped secure over £5.6 million of additional income for people in the first half of the financial year. The Salford Big Device Giveaway provided free devices to 624 digitally excluded residents, helping them access education and job opportunities.
Salford’s social housing delivery is the best in Greater Manchester and affordable, quality nearly net zero carbon houses continue to be built. The council’s solar car ports provide electricity to buildings, saving 270 tonnes of carbon every year.
Eight Salford parks and two cemeteries now have prestigious Green Flag Awards. The council’s Care Leavers service is judged as outstanding and 87% of secondary schools are now judged good or better – an improvement from 40% in 2021.
Opening soon is the Salford Youth Zone, a state-of-the-art facility to support young people.
Salford recorded England’s highest uptake of NHS health checks overall and increased awareness around early cancer detection.
The council won Estates Gazette ‘City of the Year’ award for its economic growth achievements, sustainability projects promoting green spaces and renewable energy and cultural sites.
See more successes at www.salford.gov.uk/performance