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2015
Chapter 6: Economic Wellbeing
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Where available this report presents information broken down by locality areas used in service planning by Telford & Wrekin Council. For more information see Chapter 1.
Locality Area
Hadley Castle
Donnington
Hadley
Newport
Oakengates & St Georges
Lakeside South
Brookside
Dawley
Sutton Hill
Woodside
The Wrekin
Arleston
Malinslee
Newdale
Wellington
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challenges in Telford and Wrekin by locality areas Subject key words Population, demography, health, children and
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Chapter 6: Economic Wellbeing The Telford and Wrekin Population Profile 2015 consists of 6 Chapters: 1 - Executive Summary 2 - Population Characteristics 3 - Being Healthy 4 - Staying Safe 5 - Enjoying and Achieving 6 - Economic Wellbeing The contents of this chapter are:
Contents 6.1 Income deprivation .............................................................................................................. 4
6.2 Income deprivation affecting children .................................................................................. 5
6.3 Income deprivation affecting older people ........................................................................... 6
6.4 Unemployment .................................................................................................................... 7
6.5 Young people in unemployment .......................................................................................... 8
6.6 People claiming Job Seekers Allowance ............................................................................. 9
6.7 Young people claiming Job Seekers Allowance ................................................................ 10
6.8 People with dependant children claiming Job Seekers Allowance .................................... 11
6.9 People ages 16 to 18 Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET)......................... 12
6.10 Work status of households with children ........................................................................... 13
6.11 Households claiming housing benefit ................................................................................ 14
6.12 Households claiming housing benefit with dependent children ......................................... 15
6.13 Employment Status of lone parent households ................................................................. 16
6.14 Free school meals ............................................................................................................. 17
6.15 Fuel poverty ....................................................................................................................... 18
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6.1 Income deprivation Income deprivation measures the proportion of the population in an area that live in income deprived families. The definition of income deprivation adopted here includes both families that are out-of-work and families that are in work but who have low earnings. Table 1: Income deprivation
Locality Area Income deprivation (2010 IMD)
%
Had
ley
Cas
tle Donnington 3,200 16.6%
Hadley 2,362 21.7% Newport 1,376 8.0% Oakengates & St Georges 3,021 13.4% Area total 9,959 14.3%
Lake
side
So
uth
Brookside 1,793 26.2% Dawley 2,082 16.4% Sutton Hill 2,583 24.1% Woodside 2,660 28.7% Area total 9,118 23.1%
The
Wre
kin
Arleston 2,380 19.4% Malinslee 3,871 25.4% Newdale 776 15.6% Wellington 1,577 7.9% Area total 8,604 16.4%
Telford and Wrekin 27,681 17.1% Source: Department for Communities and Local Government, 2010 Indices of Multiple Deprivation, Income
Deprivation Index
The Income Deprivation Index 2010 estimated that Lakeside South locality had the highest proportion of the population in income deprivation with nearly one in four people (23.1%) income deprived. Lakeside South contains three of the top four most income deprived areas. Woodside is the most income deprived area with over a quarter (28.7%) of the population facing income deprivation. Wellington (7.9%) and Newport (8.0%) are the least income deprived areas
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6.2 Income deprivation affecting children Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index has been produced alongside the Income Deprivation Domain. This covers only children aged 0 to15 living in income deprived households. Table 2: Income deprivation affecting children
Locality Area Children affected by income
deprivation (2010 IMD)
%
Had
ley
Cas
tle Donnington 1,012 24.6%
Hadley 789 29.1% Newport 282 10.1% Oakengates & St Georges 743 16.9% Area total 2,826 20.2%
Lake
side
So
uth
Brookside 713 42.7% Dawley 566 22.3% Sutton Hill 747 38.5% Woodside 1,096 45.2% Area total 3,123 36.4%
The
Wre
kin
Arleston 672 28.9% Malinslee 1,245 35.7% Newdale 278 23.2% Wellington 314 8.3% Area total 2,508 23.3%
Telford and Wrekin 8,457 25.3% Source: Department for Communities and Local Government, 2010 Indices of Multiple Deprivation, Income
Deprivation Affecting Children Index
The 2010 Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index estimated just over a quarter (25.3%) of children in Telford and Wrekin were living in income deprivation, some 8,457 zero to 15 year olds. Proportions varied greatly across areas with less than one in ten (8.3%) of children in Wellington experiencing income deprivation compared to almost half (45.2%) in Woodside.
What is this data telling us?
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6.3 Income deprivation affecting older people Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index represents income deprivation affecting older people, expressed as the proportion of adults aged 60 or over living in Income Support or income based Jobseeker’s Allowance or Pension Credit (Guarantee) families. Table 3: Income deprivation affecting older people
Locality Area Older people affected by
income deprivation (2010 IMD)
%
Had
ley
Cas
tle Donnington 801 20.1%
Hadley 552 32.6% Newport 654 14.2% Oakengates & St Georges 1,009 22.5% Area total 3,017 20.4%
Lake
side
So
uth
Brookside 204 21.8% Dawley 595 25.1% Sutton Hill 683 25.4% Woodside 397 27.8% Area total 1,879 25.3%
The
Wre
kin
Arleston 624 20.6% Malinslee 812 33.0% Newdale 131 25.0% Wellington 639 14.3% Area total 2,206 21.0%
Telford and Wrekin 7,102 21.7% Source: Department for Communities and Local Government, 2010 Indices of Multiple Deprivation, Income
Deprivation Affecting Older People Index
The 2010 Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index estimated Lakeside South had the highest proportion of adults aged 60 or over facing income deprivation at one in four adults aged 60 or over (25.3%). The areas with highest percentage of adults aged 60 or over estimated as being income deprived were Malinslee (33.0%) and Hadley (32.6%). The areas with the estimated least percentage of income deprived adults aged 60 or over were Newport (14.2%) and Wellington (14.3%).
What is this data telling us?
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Income deprivation affecting older people in Telford and Wrekin
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6.4 Unemployment The 'modelled' rate of unemployment is regarded as being the most accurate measure of unemployment. It improves on the annual population survey estimate by borrowing strength from the claimant count to produce an estimate that is more precise Table 4: Modelled rate of unemployment
Region Oct 2010-Sep 2011 Oct 2011-Sep 2012 Oct 2012-Sep 2013 Oct 2013-Sep 2014 Telford and Wrekin 9.20% 8.00% 9.40% 6.20% England 7.80% 7.90% 7.70% 6.50%
Source: Nomis, Model-based estimates of unemployment
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The modelled based unemployment rate in Telford and Wrekin fluctuated between 2010/2011 and 2012/2013 but was consistently above the rate for England. From 2012/2013 to 2013/2014 the rate in Telford and Wrekin fell sharply from 9.4% to 6.2% leaving Telford and Wrekin below the England rate of 6.5%
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6.5 Young people in unemployment The 'modelled' rate of unemployment is regarded as being the most accurate measure, however it is only available as a rate within the working age population and cannot be broken down into other age groups. To obtain rates for the 16 to 24 age range the Annual Population Survey is used which has not been modelled. As such, it is less accurate, owing to it being subject to wider confidence intervals. Table 5: Youth unemployment
Region Oct 2010-Sep 2011 Oct 2011-Sep 2012 Oct 2012–Sep 2013 Oct 2013-Sep 2014
Telford and Wrekin 23.5% 26.2% 33.7% 15.7% England 20.4% 20.9% 20.9% 17.3%
Source: Nomis, Annual population survey
Youth unemployment in Telford and Wrekin rose between 2010/2011 to 2012/2013 whereas the England rate remained almost the same. This meant in 2012/2013 Telford and Wrekin was approximately 13% points above the England rate. From 2012/2013 to 2013/2014 there was a dramatic reduction in youth unemployment within Telford and Wrekin with the unemployment rate cut by more than half from 33.7% to 15.7%, putting Telford and Wrekin approximately 2% points below the England rate.
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6.6 People claiming Job Seekers Allowance The percentage of the population aged between 16 and 64, who claimed Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) in December of the relevant year. Table 6: JSA claimants aged 16 to 64
Locality Area 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Had
ley
Cas
tle Donnington 3.8% 3.9% 3.9% 3.2% 1.7%
Hadley 3.9% 4.0% 4.6% 2.9% 1.5% Newport 1.6% 1.7% 1.4% 1.2% 0.7% Oakengates & St Georges 3.1% 3.7% 3.4% 2.6% 1.6% Area total 3.1% 3.3% 3.2% 2.5% 1.4%
Lake
side
So
uth
Brookside 6.5% 6.8% 6.9% 5.4% 3.4% Dawley 3.4% 3.9% 3.7% 2.5% 1.7% Sutton Hill 6.0% 6.5% 6.9% 5.5% 3.2% Woodside 6.4% 6.5% 7.1% 5.5% 3.7% Area total 5.3% 5.6% 5.8% 4.4% 2.8%
The
Wre
kin Arleston 3.4% 4.4% 4.7% 3.3% 1.9%
Malinslee 5.5% 6.2% 6.2% 4.7% 2.7% Newdale 3.6% 3.8% 3.9% 2.6% 1.3% Wellington 1.4% 2.1% 1.7% 1.1% 0.6% Area total 3.3% 4.0% 3.9% 2.8% 1.6%
Telford & Wrekin 3.7% 4.1% 4.1% 3.1% 1.8% England 3.4% 3.8% 3.6% 2.8% 1.9%
Source: Nomis – Claimant count at December of relevant year
The number of JSA claimants has fallen between 2012 to 2014 with nearly all areas having halved their number of claimants. Only the Lakeside South locality is above the England rate. The area with the largest percent of JSA claimants in 2014 was Woodside (3.7%), followed by Brookside (3.4%). The lowest number of JSA claimants in 2014 was in Wellington (0.6%) closely followed by Newport (0.7%).
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6.7 Young people claiming Job Seekers Allowance The percentage of the population of young people aged between 16 and 24 who claimed Job Seekers allowance (JSA) in December of the relevant year. Table 7: JSA claimants aged 16 to 24
Locality Area 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Had
ley
Cas
tle Donnington 7.7% 8.3% 7.1% 6.3% 2.9%
Hadley 6.5% 7.5% 7.6% 3.9% 1.8% Newport 2.0% 2.3% 1.1% 1.1% 0.6% Oakengates & St Georges 5.9% 7.3% 5.6% 4.6% 2.4% Area total 5.1% 5.9% 4.8% 3.7% 1.8%
Lake
side
So
uth
Brookside 11.1% 12.1% 10.0% 7.5% 4.6% Dawley 6.1% 7.1% 6.9% 4.8% 2.7% Sutton Hill 10.1% 12.5% 11.6% 8.8% 5.3% Woodside 10.3% 10.8% 11.0% 9.3% 6.6% Area total 9.0% 10.2% 9.6% 7.3% 4.6%
The
Wre
kin Arleston 6.5% 8.5% 7.5% 5.2% 2.9%
Malinslee 10.6% 11.8% 11.2% 8.4% 3.8% Newdale 6.0% 9.6% 6.3% 5.4% 2.3% Wellington 3.4% 5.3% 3.9% 2.2% 0.7% Area total 6.7% 8.6% 7.3% 5.1% 2.4%
Telford and Wrekin 6.5% 7.8% 6.7% 5.0% 2.7% England 5.2% 6.1% 5.3% 3.9% 2.3%
Source: Nomis – Claimant count at December of relevant year
The number of young people claiming JSA has fallen between 2012 to 2014 by nearly 60% with the smallest change (40%) occurring in the Woodside area. In 2014 the area with the highest rate of young JSA claimants was Woodside (6.6%) followed by Sutton Hill (5.3%). The area with the lowest rate of young people claiming JSA in 2014 was Newport (0.6%) closely followed by Wellington (0.7%).
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6.8 People with dependant children claiming Job Seekers Allowance The percentage of the population aged between 16 and 64 who have dependant children and claimed Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) in May of the relevant year. Table 8: JSA claimants with children
Measure Region 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
JSA claimants with children
rate
Telford & Wrekin 0.75% 0.89% 0.91% 0.93% 0.62%
England 0.54% 0.64% 0.68% 0.71% 0.50%
Proportion of JSA claimants with children
Telford & Wrekin 19.9% 22.5% 22.6% 24.4% 24.2%
England 16.1% 18.7% 18.8% 21.3% 21.6% Source: Nomis, Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study – Benefit claimants based on May figures of relevant year
The rate of Job Seekers Allowance claimants with dependant children rose from 0.75% in 2010 to 0.93% in 2013 before falling sharply to 0.62% in 2014. This follows the pattern for the England rate and has closed to within 0.12% points of it in 2014 The proportion of JSA claimants with dependant children to all JSA claimants has risen from 19.9% in 2010 to 24.2% in 2014. Again, this follows the trend for England and the gap has narrowed from 3.8 to 3.2% points from 2010 to 2014.
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6.9 People ages 16 to 18 Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) Young people aged 16 to 18 not in education employment or training. Age refers to academic age, which is the young person’s age at the preceeding 31 August. Table 9: Young people aged 16 to 18 Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET)
Region
2012 2013
16-18 year olds known to the
local authority Estimated number
NEET 16-18 year olds known to the
local authority Estimated
number NEET
% % Telford & Wrekin 6,050 420 6.9% 5,579 490 8.8%
England (Totalled LAs) 1,740,115 100,040 5.75% 1,755,311 92,240 5.3%
Source:2012-2013 - Gov.uk, NEET data by local authority. Table 9.1: NEET estimates by locality in 2014
Children and Family Area Estimated NEET rate Hadley Castle 3.8% Lakeside South 8.8% The Wrekin 6.5% Telford and Wrekin 6.1%
Source: Telford and Wrekin
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NEET by locality in 2014 At the end of 2013 the proportion of young people aged 16-18 who were not in education, employment or training (NEET) was 8.8%, higher than the England rate (5.3%). The estimated NEET rate varies across each locality, with the highest rate in Lakeside South (8.8%) and the lowest in Hadley Castle (3.8%).
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6.10 Work status of households with children A breakdown of working composition of households split into working households, mixed households and workless households. A working household is defined as a household that contains at least one person aged 16 to 64, where all individuals aged 16 and over are in employment. In a mixed household at least one person aged 16 and over is in employment and at least one other is either unemployed or inactive. A workless household is a household that contains at least one person aged 16 to 64, where no-one aged 16 or over is in employment Table 10: Work status of households with children
Measure Region 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Working Households T&W 49.7% 50.7% 49.8% 47.9% 46.2% England 50.7% 49.9% 50.6% 51.5% 52.6%
Mixed Households T&W 29.6% 27.3% 27.8% 33.3% 32.7% England 32.9% 33.6% 33.5% 33.7% 33.4%
Workless Households T&W 20.7% 22.0% 22.4% 18.8% 21.2% England 16.4% 16.5% 15.9% 14.9% 14.1%
Source: ONS, Children by combined economic activity status of household members January-December
The percentage of working households in Telford and Wrekin has decreased from 49.7% in 2009 to 46.2% in 2013. Conversely the percentage of working households in England has risen from 50.7% to 52.6% in the same time period. The percentage of mixed households in Telford and Wrekin fell between 2009 to 2011 before rising again in 2012. In 2013 the rate (32.7%) is close to the England rate (33.4%). The percentage of out of work households, although varying over the time period, is approximately the same in 2013 as it was in 2009. However, the rate in England has fallen consistently over the same time period. This means the gap between Telford and Wrekin and England has widened from 4.3% points to 7.1% points.
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6.11 Households claiming housing benefit The proportion of Telford and Wrekin households that are claiming housing benefit relative to all Telford and Wrekin households. Table 11: Households claiming housing benefit
Locality Area 2013 2014 H
adle
y C
astle
Donnington 21.9% 20.9% Hadley 28.2% 28.5% Newport 11.1% 10.6% Oakengates & St Georges 20.8% 20.1% Area total 19.8% 19.3%
Lake
side
Brookside 31.9% 33.7% Dawley 24.5% 25.0% Sutton Hill 33.3% 31.6% Woodside 35.2% 36.7% Area total 30.5% 30.8%
The
Wre
kin
Arleston 24.7% 25.5% Malinslee 35.7% 34.6% Newdale 20.6% 21.2% Wellington 11.1% 10.2% Area total 22.4% 22.0%
Telford and Wrekin 23.3% 23.0% England 19.3% 18.9%
Source: Department for Work and Pensions, Stat-xplore, Housing benefit claimants
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Telford and Wrekin England
The amount of households claiming housing benefit in Telford and Wrekin fell slightly from 23.3% in 2013 to 23.0% in 2014 approximately in line with the England rate. Telford and Wrekin remains approximately 4% points above the England rate. Lakeside South has the highest percentage of households claiming housing benefit with three in ten (30.8%) households claiming. In 2014 the area with the highest percentage of housing benefit claimants was Woodside (36.7%) and the lowest was Wellington (10.2%).
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6.12 Households claiming housing benefit with dependent children The proportion of Telford and Wrekin households with dependant children that are claiming housing benefit relative to all Telford and Wrekin households with dependant children. Table 12: Households claiming housing benefit with dependant children
Locality Area 2013 2014 H
adle
y C
astle
Donnington 29.2% 27.2% Hadley 31.6% 31.0% Newport 12.0% 10.4% Oakengates & St Georges 23.6% 22.3% Area total 24.3% 22.9%
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side
So
uth
Brookside 45.1% 47.8% Dawley 26.8% 26.7% Sutton Hill 42.1% 38.4% Woodside 51.3% 50.3% Area total 39.9% 39.2%
The
Wre
kin Arleston 29.4% 30.4%
Malinslee 40.6% 40.6% Newdale 26.0% 29.2% Wellington 11.9% 10.7% Area total 26.4% 26.5%
Telford and Wrekin 29.0% 28.2% England 24.7% 24.3%
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Telford and Wrekin England
The amount of households with dependant children claiming council tax or housing benefit in Telford and Wrekin fell from 29.0% in 2013 to 28.2% in 2014, a greater fall than the England rate 24.7% to 24.3%. Telford and Wrekin is approximately 4% points above the England rate. Lakeside South locality has the highest percentage of households claiming council tax or housing benefit with almost four in ten (39.2%) households claiming. Half of households with dependant children in the Woodside area are claiming housing benefit or council tax (50.3%) followed by Brookside (47.8%).
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6.13 Employment Status of lone parent households Table 13: Employment status of lone parent households
Locality Area
Lone parent in part-time employment
Lone parent in full-time
employment
Lone parent not in
employment
All lone parent households
with dependent
children
% % %
Had
ley
Cas
tle
Donnington 30.1% 30.9% 39.1% 632 Hadley 32.3% 27.3% 40.3% 439 Newport 40.5% 38.8% 20.7% 338 Oakengates & St Georges 31.1% 31.4% 37.5% 621 Area total 32.6% 31.6% 35.8% 2,030
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side
So
uth
Brookside 24.0% 19.5% 56.6% 334 Dawley 34.4% 27.5% 38.1% 451 Sutton Hill 28.1% 19.9% 51.9% 391 Woodside 23.5% 16.1% 60.3% 527 Area total 27.5% 20.7% 51.8% 1,703
The
Wre
kin Arleston 28.2% 25.9% 45.9% 386
Malinslee 25.8% 19.7% 54.6% 691 Newdale 25.8% 31.4% 42.8% 159 Wellington 35.1% 39.7% 25.2% 393 Area total 28.6% 27.1% 44.3% 1,629
Telford and Wrekin 29.8% 26.8% 43.5% 5,362 England 33.4% 26.1% 40.5% Source: Office for National Statistics, 2011 Census, KS107 – lone parent households with dependent children
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Employment status of lone parent households
Hadley Castle Lakeside South The Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin England
More than two in five lone parents in Telford and Wrekin (43.5%) are not in employment, with higher rates in the areas of Woodside (60.3%), Brookside (56.6%) and Malinslee (54.6%). Lakeside South locality with the highest proportion of lone parents not in employment at just over half (51.8%). Five areas have a higher proportion of lone parent households not in employment than the Telford and Wrekin rate, with the highest in Woodside (60.3%) followed by Brookside (56.6%).
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6.14 Free school meals A Free School Meal (FSM) is a statutory benefit available to school aged children from families who receive other qualifying benefits and who have been through the registration process.The table below shows the number of pupils marked as free school meals eligible in the January School Census in comparison to the total amount of pupils. Table 14: Free school meals eligible pupils
Locality Area 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Had
ley
Cas
tle Donnington 21.4% 20.1% 19.9% 21.3% 20.5%
Hadley 24.9% 26.2% 23.9% 22.5% 21.6% Newport 6.1% 5.6% 6.9% 7.3% 6.6% Oakengates & St Georges 14.5% 14.7% 14.7% 14.2% 14.2% Area total 16.7% 16.6% 16.5% 16.7% 16.2%
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side
So
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Brookside 37.9% 39.0% 38.3% 39.1% 36.9% Dawley 18.2% 18.4% 19.7% 19.7% 18.4% Sutton Hill 35.8% 33.0% 31.3% 33.4% 31.3% Woodside 44.2% 43.3% 45.0% 43.5% 41.4% Area total 32.5% 32.9% 33.0% 33.3% 31.4%
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Wre
kin
Arleston 23.6% 22.8% 22.2% 20.5% 19.9% Malinslee 29.9% 29.1% 29.0% 28.0% 28.5% Newdale 18.1% 19.2% 19.7% 19.0% 17.4% Wellington 6.5% 6.7% 6.6% 7.5% 6.2% Area total 18.8% 18.9% 18.8% 18.4% 18.0%
Telford &Wrekin 20.7% 21.5% 21.5% 21.5% 20.6% England 14.2% 16.7% 16.9% 17.1% 16.3%
Source: Telford & Wrekin Council, School Census Jan 2010, Jan 2011, Jan 2012, Jan 2013 and Jan 2014
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Free school meals eligible
Hadley Castle Lakeside South The Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin England
Since 2010 the proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals in Telford and Wrekin has remained approximately the same, mirroring the trend in England. Telford and Wrekin, however, remain more than 4% points above the England rate. In 2014 Lakeside South had the highest percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals with over three in ten pupils (31.4%). The Woodside area (41.4%) had the highest percentage of pupils eligible followed by Brookside (36.9%).
What is this data telling us?
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6.15 Fuel poverty A household is said to be fuel poor if it needs to spend more than 10 percent of its income on fuel to maintain an adequate standard of warmth. This is usually defined as 21 degrees for the main living room and 18 degrees for other occupied rooms. Table 15: Households in fuel poverty
Locality Area 2010 2011 2012
Had
ley
Cas
tle Donnington 18.0% 13.3% 11.6%
Hadley 17.5% 13.1% 11.6% Newport 17.1% 14.5% 14.3% Oakengates & St Georges 15.6% 12.1% 10.5% Area total 16.9% 13.2% 11.9%
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side
So
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Brookside 14.6% 10.3% 12.2% Dawley 14.3% 10.7% 10.2% Sutton Hill 18.7% 13.7% 12.3% Woodside 19.1% 14.7% 15.6% Area total 16.6% 12.3% 12.3%
The
Wre
kin Arleston 20.6% 16.3% 14.9%
Malinslee 16.8% 12.3% 11.5% Newdale 11.5% 9.0% 7.9% Wellington 14.6% 12.0% 12.3% Area total 16.5% 12.9% 12.4%
Telford & Wrekin 16.7% 12.9% 12.1% England 16.3% 14.6% 13.9%
Source: Department of Energy & Climate Change, Sub regional Fuel Poverty England
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Hadley Castle Lakeside South The Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin England
In Telford and Wrekin the number of households in fuel poverty has fallen from 16.7% in 2010 to 12.1% in 2014 placing Telford and Wrekin below the England rate. Fuel poverty across all localities is approximately the same, varying by only 0.5% points. Fuel poverty across areas varies more with Woodside (15.6%) the highest and Newdale (7.9%) the lowest.
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