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Poverty in Numbers. Jeremy Aspinall Director of Communications, Church Urban Fund June 2013. Church Urban Fund. Our Mission: To transform the lives of the poorest and most marginalised in England. Poverty in England? . Research.
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Poverty in Numbers Jeremy Aspinall Director of Communications, Church Urban Fund June 2013
Church Urban Fund Our Mission: To transform the lives of the poorest and most marginalised in England.
Research • To help people understand the reality of poverty in England. • To engage with the issues at a personal level. • To get involved in local social action.
Poverty-related indicators Census Other Index of Multiple Deprivation Child poverty Working age poverty Pensioner poverty Life expectancy • No qualifications • Social Housing • Lone parenthood • Ethnic diversity • Older population
Poverty-related indicators cuf.org.uk/povertyindicators
Methodology • Data remodelled from Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) to parish boundaries. • LSOA data is rounded for confidentiality, so some caution needed in interpretation. • Parishes with populations <500 excluded to avoid distortion.
Structure • National overview • Inequality in England • Geographical spread of deprivation • Church-based responses
1. One fifth of children live in poverty. 21% 2010 15% 2010 13% 2010 % in poverty
1. One quarter of adults have no qualifications. 24% 2011 23% 2011 18% 2011
Abby, Newcastle
2. There is marked inequality in England. *By single indicator
2. There is marked inequality in England. *By single indicator
“I am so glad that we have more churches pairing together across the Wirral... I believe God will show us how to develop Christian communities in such a way that they will be a real blessing to the wider community.” The Rt Revd Keith Sinclair Bishop of Birkenhead
3. Deprivation is not evenly spread – • north-south divide.
Varying child poverty rates in dioceses. 4 dioceses with highest rates 4 dioceses with lowest rates % of children living in poverty, by diocese (2010)
Varying working-age poverty rates in dioceses. 4 dioceses with highest rates 4 dioceses with lowest rates % of working-age adults living in poverty (2012)
Varying pensioner poverty rates in dioceses. 4 dioceses with highest rates 4 dioceses with lowest rates % of pensioners living in poverty, by diocese (2012)
Dense clusters of poverty exist in certain dioceses... ...such as Manchester... Mapping of IMD 2010 scores
...compared to Guildford. Mapping of IMD 2010 scores
Almost half of parishes in Manchester have high rates of deprivation.
Yet affluence and deprivation can be in veryclose proximity. Guildford Diocese 3 miles *where 1 is the least deprived parish in the country
Many churches are already active in their community. • 54% of parishes (more than 6,500) run organised activities to address at least one social need in their community. • 82% of parishes (more than 10,000) have been asked for help and in response have provided informal support. Source: The Church in Action, January 2013
But more social action takes place on council estates and inner city areas. Percentage of parishes in different areas offering organised activities (Church in Action, CUF, January 2013).
Birmingham • Bradford • Cornwall • Chester • Lancashire • Liverpool • Middlesbrough • Newcastle • Nottingham • London • Southwark • TBC: Durham, Coventry, Bristol
Together:we can transform the lives of the poorest and most marginalised in England.