poverty in numbers jeremy aspinall director of communications, church urban fund june 2013
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Poverty in NumbersJeremy Aspinall
Director of Communications, Church Urban FundJune 2013
Church Urban Fund
Our Mission: To transform the lives of the poorest and most marginalised in England.
Poverty 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 lookup tool
Poverty-related indicators
Census
• No qualifications• Social Housing• Lone parenthood• Ethnic diversity• Older population
Other
• Index of Multiple Deprivation
• Child poverty• Working age poverty• Pensioner poverty• Life expectancy
The web of poverty
Poverty-related indicatorsChild poverty(2010)
% of children in families claiming out of work benefits or tax credits, with income less than 60% of the national median income.
Working-age poverty (2012)
% of working age adults (16-65) claiming one or more ‘key’ working age benefit, including JSA, ESA, IS and other income-related benefits.
Pensioner poverty (2012)
% of older people in receipt of the Guarantee Credit element of Pension credit.
No qualifications (2011)
% of adults (aged 16 and over) with no academic, vocational or professional qualifications.
Lone parenthood (2011)
Lone parent households as a % of all households with dependent children.
Social housing (2011)
% of households living in local authority or housing association properties.
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
1. National overview
2. Inequality in England
3. Geographical spread of deprivation
4. Church-based responses
21%2010
13%2010
15%2010
1. One fifth of children live in poverty.%
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23%2011
24%2011
18%2011
1. One quarter of adults have no qualifications.
Real people exist behind these numbers!
Abby,Newcastle
2. There is marked inequality in England.
Lowest in country* Highest in country*
Child poverty 0%St Andrew, Southwark
65%St Margaret, Toxteth, Liverpool
Working age poverty 1%St Catherine, St Eds & Ipswich
60%St Philip & St Jacob, Bristol
Pensioner poverty 0%St Sepulchre, London
69%Holy Trinity, Guildford
*By single indicator
Life expectancy (boys)66 years
St Peter, Blackburn
88 yearsSibford, Oxford
Life expectancy (girls)70 years
St Simon & St Jude, Chichester
99 yearsSt Michael, Worcester
Lowest in country* Highest in country*
No qualifications 1%St Botolph, Ely
63%St Leonards, Lincoln
Lone parenthood 0%St Michael & All Angels, Leicester
67%St Michael & St Martin, Oxford
Social housing 0%St Lawrence, Blackburn
87%St Paul, Manchester
2. There is marked inequality in England.
*By single indicator
How can churches respond to inequality?
“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
10% most deprived parishes10% least deprived parishes
3. Deprivation is not evenly spread – north-south divide.
Varying child poverty rates in dioceses.
% of children living in poverty, by diocese (2010)
4 dioceses with highest rates
4 dioceses with lowest rates
% of working-age adults living in poverty (2012)
Varying working-age poverty rates in dioceses.
4 dioceses with highest rates
4 dioceses with lowest rates
% of pensioners living in poverty, by diocese (2012)
Varying pensioner poverty rates in dioceses.
4 dioceses with highest rates
4 dioceses with lowest rates
...such as Manchester...
Dense clusters of poverty exist in certain dioceses...
Mapping of IMD 2010 scores
...compared to Guildford.
Mapping of IMD 2010 scores
% of parishes in dioceses that rate amongst the tenth most deprived nationally
Manchester 45%
Birmingham 45%
Liverpool 45%
Sheffield 33%
Durham 30%
London 25%
Guildford 0%
Almost half of parishes in Manchester have high rates of deprivation.
1. CAMBERLEY HEATHERSIDEIMD rank* 5Child poverty 6%Working age poverty 3%Pensioner poverty 3%
2. THE GOOD SHEPHERD, FARNBOROUGHIMD rank* 9754Child poverty 23%Working age poverty 12%Pensioner poverty 22%
3 miles
Yet affluence and deprivation can be in very close proximity.
Guildford Diocese
*where 1 is the least deprived parish in the country
4. How can churches respond to local and national poverty?
• 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
Many churches are already active in their community.
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.