indices of Deprivation

How to use this mapAnd what the seven domains mean

The Index of Multiple Deprivation is a UK government statistical study of deprived areas in UK local authorities.• It measures poverty and deprivation

across seven different dimensions or ‘domains’

• Poverty can be defined as a lack of financial resources to obtain the types of diet, participate in the activities and have the living conditions and amenities which are customary, or at least widely encouraged or approved in the society to which we belong

• Deprivation can be defined as a lack of resources of all kinds, not just financial. It can encompass a wide range of an individual’s living conditions, not just lack of money

Income

Employment

Housing & Barriers to

Services

Living EnvironmentCrime

Health and Disability

Education and Skills

The Seven Domains of Deprivation

The index of Multiple Deprivation is considered to be one of the most significant pieces of research into poverty and deprivation currently available. It is widely used by local authorities to prioritise and allocate resources and services in your area.

Low income is a central component of the definition of multiple deprivation

• While people experiencing some forms of deprivation may not all have low income, people experiencing multiple or very severe forms of deprivation are likely to have very little income and few other resources

• Because income is so important (along with employment), it is ‘weighted’ when calculating the index of multiple deprivation

Income23%

Employment23%

Health Deprivation & Disability

14%

Educa-tion, Skills and

Training Depri-vation14%

Barriers to Hous-

ing & Services

9%

Crime9%

Living Environment Deprivation

9%

These domains are combined, with appropriate weighting, into a single measure of multiple deprivation

Inequalities in income and wealth translate into residential segregation

Differences in house prices, rents and tenure along with the labour market act as a sifting process:

while the relatively affluent can choose to live in certain kinds of neighbourhoods, the less affluent cannot

The rationed nature of social housing exacerbates this trend with the most needy and vulnerable who qualify for housing

The result is that the most vulnerable and those with the least choices are concentrated together in ‘undesirable’ areas

Income

Employment



Barriers to Housing and Services

Living Environment

Crime

The radial graph covers the seven dimensions or ‘domains’ of deprivation

Income

Employment




Living Environment

Crime

Each domain of deprivation is ranked by ‘decile’ numbering 1 to 10: the higher the decile, the greater the deprivation

Decile 10 means that the area falls into the 10% most deprived areas in England

Decile 1 means that the area falls into the 10% least deprived areas in England

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Income




EmploymentCrime

This domain measures the proportion of the population in an area that live in income deprived families.

It uses a range of indicators such as the number of Adults and children in Income Support Families and Adults and children in income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance families.



Income




EmploymentCrime

Employment deprivation is measured by looking at the proportion of the working age population per LSOA that is ‘work deprived’. It looks at a range of indicators such as claimants of Jobseeker’s Allowance , Incapacity Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance.

It also looks at numbers of participants in New Deal for 18-24s who are not claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance as well as the New Deal for lone parents.



Income




EmploymentCrime

This domain aims to measure the extent of deprivation in education, skills and training in a local area. There are two sub domains: ‘Children & Young People’ which measures educational attainment plus participation in Further Education and Higher Education; and ‘Skills’ which measures skills in the adult population. They are meant to represent the ‘flow’ and the ‘stock’ of educational disadvantage.



Income




EmploymentCrime

The domain measures premature death and the impairment of quality of life by poor health. It considers both physical and mental health. The domain measures morbidity ( defined as a diseased state, disability, or poor health due to any cause), disability and premature mortality. This domain aims to capture unexpected deaths or levels of ill health by using age and sex standardised data. This means that the expected levels of health in a small area, given their age and sex composition are compared, rather than the absolute levels of health



Income




EmploymentCrime

This domain measures barriers to housing and key local services. The domain is split into two sub-domains: ‘wider barriers’ and ‘geographical barriers’.

The ‘wider barriers’ sub-domain looks at overcrowding and homelessness as well as housing affordability. The ‘geographical barriers ‘ looks at road distance to a GP surgery, a school or the local post office.



Income




EmploymentCrime

This domain measures poor quality living environment. It is split into two sub-domains.The indoors living environment looks at the proportion of social and private homes that fail to meet the decent homes standard.the outdoors living environment looks at road safety and air quality.



Employment

Crime is an important feature of deprivation that has major effects on individuals and communities. This domain measures the rate of recorded crime for four major crime types – violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage – representing the risk of personal and material victimisation at a small area level.

Income




Crime

Business

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