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Cumbria - Deprivation - UTLA - Cumbria

Cumbria

Deprivation at a glance...

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12%

Percentage of children
living in low income
families
(2016) 

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13%

Percentage of households
experiencing
fuel poverty
(2018) 

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N/A

Homeless and in
priority need
1,000 households
(2017-2018) 

Index of Multiple Deprivation| Cumbria

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2019 is the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas (or neighbourhoods) in England.  The IMD ranks every small area (Lower Super Output Area) in England from 1 (most deprived) to 32,844 (least deprived). For larger areas we can look at the proportion of LSOAs within the area that lie within each decile.  Decile 1 represents the most deprived 10% of LSOAs in England while decile 10 shows the least deprived 10% of LSOAs.

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) combines information from seven domains to produce an overall relative measure of deprivation. The domains are: Income; Employment; Education; Skills and Training; Health and Disability; Crime; Barriers to Housing Services; Living Environment. Each domain is given a weighting and is based on a basket of indicators.

Income domain

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in an area experiencing deprivation relating to low income. The definition of low income used includes both those people that are out-of-work, and those that are in work but who have low earnings(and who satisfy therespective means tests).

Employment domain

The Employment Deprivation measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.

Education domain

The Education, Skills and Training Domain measures the lack of attainment and skills in the local population. The indicators fall into two sub-domains: one relating to children and young people and one relating to adult skills. These two sub-domains are designed to reflect the 'flow' and 'stock' of educational disadvantage within an area respectively.

Health domain

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical and mental health. The domain measures morbidity, disability and premature mortality but not aspects of behaviour or environment that may be predictive of future health deprivation.

Crime domain

Crime is an important feature of deprivation that has major effects on individuals and communities. The Crime Domain measures the risk of personal and material victimisation at local level.

Barriers to housing and services domain

The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures the physical and financial accessibility of housing and local services. The indicators fall into two sub-domains: 'geographical barriers', which relate to the physical proximity of local services, and 'wider barriers'which includes issues relating to access to housing such as affordability.

Living environment domain

The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. The indicators fall into two sub-domains. The 'indoors' living environment measures the quality of housing; while the 'outdoors' living environment contains measures of air quality and road traffic accidents.

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Children in low income families| Cumbria

Children in low income families

	Cumbria		North West		England
	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
Children under 16 living in families with Absolute Low Income	12,747	15.5	275,366	19.7	1,644,335	15.3
Children under 16 living in families with Relative Low Income	14,867	18.1	320,796	23	1,982,948	18.4

This is the number of children in families (not households), whereby income is less than 60% of median income Before Housing Costs (BHC) in both Absolute (2010 to 2011 index) and Relative terms is derived from analyses of family income over the entire tax year. Income is defined as Gross Personal Income from benefits/tax credits, from employment and self-employment, and from occupational pensions.

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Fuel Poverty| Cumbria

Households that experience fuel poverty

	Cumbria		North West		England
	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
Households in fuel poverty	30,876	13.3	382,676	12.1	2,400,297	10.3

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Homelessness| Cumbria

Numbers accepted as being homeless and in priority need

	Cumbria		North West		England
	Count	Per 1,000	Count	Per 1,000	Count	Per 1,000
Homeless and in priority need - per 1,000 households	N/A	N/A	5,300	1.7	56,580	2.4

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Out of work benefits| Cumbria

Children in Out of Work Benefit Claimant households in Cumbria

	Cumbria	North West	England
Children aged 0-4	3,705	83,750	528,100
Children aged 5-10	3,550	86,600	532,680
Children aged 11-15	2,545	61,970	378,170
Children aged 16-18	1,175	28,900	174,000

These are households where at least one parent or guardian claimed one or more of the following out-of-work benefits: Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support, Employment and Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefit/Severe Disablement Allowance, Pension Credit or Universal Credit at 31 May of the relevant year. A claimant may be in receipt of a combination of any of these benefits.

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