Manchester Evening News coverage of Indices of Deprivation 2015
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/deprivation-manchester-stats-city-top-10166607
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East Anglian Daily Times coverage of Indices of Deprivation 2015
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/jaywick_ranked_most_deprived_area_of_england_again_1_4253709
Read More »Guardian coverage – Indices of Deprivation 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/sep/30/jaywick-tops-list-most-deprived-english-neighbourhoods
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Data visualisation – Indices of Deprivation 2015
Data visualisation showing Indices of Deprivation, 2015 – Rank of Average Rank (shown by Local Authority) as made by NLP Planning http://nlpplanning.com/uploads/ffiles/2015/09/325285.pdf
Read More »Apps to access IMD stats by area
Swirrl have built a couple of apps to access Indices of Multiple Deprivation statistics by area and by postcode. imd-by-geo.opendatacommunities.org/ http://imd-by-postcode.opendatacommunities.org/
Read More »English Indices of Deprivation 2015 – Interactive map
Developed by the folks at Open Data Communities for DCLG, you can explore the 2015 English Indices of Deprivation on an interactive map. http://dclgapps.communities.gov.uk/imd/idmap.html
Read More »Using the IMD to map regeneration impact
Here’s a micro-study of Coalfield Regeneration in South Yorkshire by Julie Hanks & Paul Hanks, who use Indices of Deprivation data to analyse change over time in coalfield areas.
Read More »BBC news article
Article on BBC regarding English Indices of Deprivation 2015 This was the most popular article on the BBC news site for a time on 30th September 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34401236
Read More »A brief roundup of HSCIC deprivation stories
I thought I’d do a summary of some different releases from HSCIC (Health and Social Care Information Centre) which gathers data from across the NHS. What’s notable is the breadth of different issues as the IMD is used to analyse relationships between health and deprivation across the board. ‘Maternity: Twice[…]
Read More »An IMD Report – Wakefield
When new Indices are released authorities often commission reports to analyse and publish the findings – a quick google reveals dozens of councils with their own ‘deprivation reports’ from 2010. Wakefield’s (link) is a good example of what kind of conclusions can be drawn from the data. The report notes[…]
Read More »Local Nursery Education Grant funding
The Nursery Education Grant funds 15 hours free childcare a week for all 3 and 4 year olds in England and is distributed by the local authority. As this BBC article explains, research suggests local funding for nurseries may not be keeping pace with increasing costs in the form of[…]
Read More »Housing market volatility and deprivation
This 2011 report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) examined housing market volatility with a view to the socio-economic aspects. The authors claim that house price volatility disproportionately affects more deprived areas and noted strong regional differences in average house prices that reflect differences in terms of regional deprivation. As housing market growth[…]
Read More »Investing in Deprived Communities
Big Issue Invest (the social investment arm of the The Big Issue) carried out social impact research on behalf of Enterprise Ventures, a venture capital firm that provides loans and finance to small businesses in England and Wales. Working with research consultancy Geoeconomics, Big Issue Invest created a social value[…]
Read More »Poverty, Ethnicity and Place
This report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation analysed the link between area deprivation, poverty and ethnicity in England, drawing on existing research. They found that ethnic minorities were concentrated in deprived areas relative to non-deprived areas: “The proportion of ethnic minority people living in deprived neighbourhoods (according to IMD scores)[…]
Read More »Community First
Community First was a programme that ran from April 2011 to March 2015 as part of the coalition government’s localism agenda – it aimed to improve community planning and organisation. Mostly this was through a £30 million Neighbourhood Matched Fund to provide small grants (£250 to £2500) for community projects.[…]
Read More »The Working Neighbourhoods Fund
This was a government fund that ran from 2008-2010. During its course it provided £1.4 billion to 65 local authorities and was targeted through deprivation, at authorities that met at least one of the following criteria: 20% or more of LSOAs in most deprived national decile on IMD 2007 20%[…]
Read More »Funding for under-18s drug and alcohol treatment
This is a £25.4 million budget supplied through the health service to fund the commissioning and delivery of specialist drug and alcohol interventions for young people around England. Due to changes in its allocation in 2010/11 (find out more here) the budget is now linked to the Child Wellbeing Index[…]
Read More »Hitting the most deprived places hardest?
This study by Sheffield Hallam’s Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (2013) argued that the most deprived areas in England were also those most affected by the welfare reforms brought in by the coalition government, noting that “The three regions of northern England alone can expect to lose around[…]
Read More »Looking at inequality through the IMD
Academic and our favourite blogger Alasdair Rae contrasted the concentrations of most and least deprived LSOAs in English cities to demonstrate socio-spatial inequalities – as you can see the most and least deprived areas are often clustered together. He also created a huge infographic showing the absolute number of LSOAs in[…]
Read More »Supporting People
Launched in 2003, Supporting People was a £1.8 billion ring-fenced part of local authority funding intended to fund services to help vulnerable people live independently. This includes groups such as the homeless, the mentally ill, HIV/AIDS patients, people with disabilities and young care leavers. The amount of Supporting People grant[…]
Read More »Fuel poverty schemes targeted with IMD
The Fuel Poor Network Extension Scheme was a government scheme run by OFGEM aimed at reducing fuel poverty – it provided funding towards the cost of connecting gas and installing gas heating and appliances for those with no gas supply in their home. Putting these people on the national grid should in[…]
Read More »The Hills Report
This 2010 report (link here) on equality in the UK used Indices of Deprivation data (2007) to showcase differences in outcomes between people in the most and least deprived areas in the country. Here are some key findings: Analysis of Key Stage 4 results by the Income Deprivation Affecting Children[…]
Read More »Air Quality and Social Deprivation in the UK
This 2006 report by DEFRA found inequalities in air quality based on IMD score for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with deprived areas in these countries having higher concentrations of nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter and sulphur dioxide. However it noted that for nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter the distribution was[…]
Read More »The Marmot Review
This is a famous review of health inequalities published in 2010 and headed by Sir Michael Marmot. It found life expectancy, and in particular, healthy life expectancy correlates strongly with deprivation. The graph showing this inequality is sometimes called the ‘Marmot curve’: The review estimated the cost of health inequalities[…]
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