Deprivation Clause Samples

Deprivation. While not suffering from the same concentrations of deprivation as experienced in the cities and some other local authorities, there are still pockets of deprivation in most of the towns in the Council area. Following the 2001 Census, the Partnership carried out its own deprivation analysis which identified eleven Priority Areas. The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) published in 2004 confirmed much of this analysis and this was reinforced when it was updated in the SIMD 2006 which identified ten areas of deprivation – datazones in the worst 15% in Scotland - which almost exactly matched our own analysis. We are now working through the Fairer Scotland Fund in the following ten areas7:  Bo’ ness  Camelon  ▇▇▇▇▇▇  ▇▇▇▇▇  Grangemouth  Hallglen  Maddiston  Westquarter  Callendar Park Flats, Falkirk 7 For further information on these areas see: ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇/services/corporate_neighbourhood/policy_performance_review/corporate_policy/community_regene ration/priority_areas_for_regeneration.aspx  Middlefield, Falkirk Each of these areas has its own characteristics and vary in size from a population of just 600 to almost 3,000. Various projects and initiatives are underway in these areas. In the SIMD 2006 almost 13,000 people lived in an area ranked in the worst 15% in Scotland – 8.8% of the total population of our area. We expect to review these areas when the new SIMD is published in the autumn of 2009. However it is recognised that many of those who suffer from deprivation do not live in the most deprived areas. There are a significant number of people in our area living on working age benefits. 5,420 people of working age (aged 16-59) were on Income Support in May 2008 and 7,560 on Incapacity Benefit. This represents 6.0% and 8.4% of the working age population respectively and compares with the Scottish proportions of 6.9% and 8.4%. The current state of the economy, with increased costs of fuel etc has an impact on people within our communities and in particular people in our poorer communities. We are monitoring the situation to ensure we have the right balance of services when people most need them. This is particularly important when people require advice for debt and money problems.  Joint Statistics for the Council’s Community Advice Service and the 3 CAB’s which cover the Falkirk Council area highlight that in the third quarter October 08– December 08, there was a total of £12.2 million of debt over 374 new cases compare...

Deprivation. There are eight data zones in Midlothian within the 20% most deprived areas of Scotland; with 4 of these in the most deprived 15%. There is one data zone in Midlothian that falls into the most deprived 15% for health deprivation. The most health-deprived areas are Woodburn, Dalkeith and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. Further analysis is needed to determine whether there is a higher incidence of disability and age-related need in these areas. Scotland's drink problem is significantly worse than the rest of the UK. Alcohol consumption across the country has increased by 19 per cent since 1980 and as consumption has increased, so has alcohol related harm. Drug misuse is a priority for a number of agencies throughout the Midlothian area and has direct links to crime and social deprivation. It is estimated that a quarter of new individual patients reported to the Scottish Drug Misuse Database in Midlothian are living in households with dependent children. The estimated cost to Midlothian in terms of crime; social care; loss of productivity; health; accidents etc is in the region of £27 million per annum.

Deprivation. 75% of students progressing to higher education from Hull post codes HU1 – 9 pay no fees. • Over 75% of Hull wards are in the top quartile by indices of deprivation • The Humber sub region is recognised by the EU for structural fund assistance purposes as having Objective 2 status and it also benefits from the Objective 3 programme. • The area has three statutory Education Action Zones in Hull, Grimsby and Withernsea dn annex3/orig may 03.rev contact: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Head of Strategic Development Unit University of Hull ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ 7RX [Please note – this briefing document was updated in December 2004 by means of footnotes throughout the text to indicate some of the developments since its preparation] Section A: Raising Aspirations

Deprivation. The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD), produced by the Scottish Government, identifies small-area concentrations of multiple deprivation across Scotland. The SIMD is produced at data zone level, with datazones being ranked from 1 (most deprived) to 6,505 (least deprived). The SIMD calculates deprivation across seven ‘domains’. The results from each Domain are weighted (see below), then combined to give Overall Deprivation rankings and scores: • Current Income (weighting of 28%) • Employment (28%) • Health (14%) • Education, Skills and Training (14%) • Geographic Access to Services (9%) • Housing (2%) • Crime (5%). Patterns of Geographic Access Deprivation tend to be the reverse of other types of deprivation. In Argyll and Bute, all the datazones that are in the 15% most Overall, Income, Employment and Health deprived datazones in Scotland are in our main towns. Conversely, Geographic Access Deprivation is most pronounced in our rural areas. The SIMD 2012 ranked ten datazones in Argyll and Bute in the 15% most overall deprived datazones in Scotland. Nine datazones are among the 15% most income deprived datazones in Scotland, eight datazones are in the most employment deprived datazones, and twelve datazones are in the 15% most health deprived datazones. Fifty-three of Argyll and ▇▇▇▇’s 122 datazones (43%) are amongst the 15%t most geographic access deprived datazones in Scotland. These 53 datazones cover 495,700 hectares, 71%of Argyll and Bute’s land area (SIMD 2012; 2001 Census). Thirteen of Argyll and Bute’s datazones – more than 10% – are in the 1% most access deprived datazones in Scotland. The most access deprived datazone in Scotland covers the islands of Coll and Tiree.

Deprivation. Deprivation is a wide concept covering unmet needs due to a lack of resources and opportunities, including finances. It is also a key determinant of health, with people living in more deprived areas having worse health outcomes on average. Overall St.Helens is now ranked as the 36th most deprived local authority in England out of 326. Its relative position has deteriorated since the 2010 Index of Deprivation where St.Helens was ranked as the 51st most deprived area. There are now a total of 28 neighbourhoods (Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs)) within the Borough that fall within the 10% most deprived LSOAs nationally, compared with 24 in 2010. An estimated 41,264 St.Helens residents live within these neighbourhoods, which is just under a quarter (23.4%) of the Borough’s population. There are 4 LSOAs within the 1% most deprived nationally.

Deprivation. East Ayrshire is one of four Local Authorities to have seen large increases in the number of datazones in the 0-15% most deprived on the health domain between 2006 and 2009, with over a quarter of the datazones in East Ayrshire featuring among Scotland’s 0-15% most health deprived. Indicator/s Frequency/Type/Source Baseline at 2006/07 Baseline at 2009/10 ‘Progress’ ‘End’ target/s Direction of travel Active, healthy lifestyles and positive behaviour change promoted 1. Life expectancy at birth - males/females Annual/NHS Ayrshire and Arran (General Register Office for Scotland – Life Expectancy for Administrative Area within Scotland) 74.5 years males 78.2 years females (2004-2006) 74.6 years males 78.5 years females (2006-2008) Increase in life expectancy Increase in life expectancy 2. Deaths per 100,000 population from coronary heart disease (CHD) (under 75 years) Annual/NHS Ayrshire and Arran (ISD Scotland) 89.9 per 100,000 population (2006) Revised baseline provided based on codes used for CHD 64.9 per 100,000 population (2008) Revised baseline provided based on codes used for CHD Reduction in mortality rate for coronary heart disease Reduction in coronary heart disease 3. Deaths per 100,000 population from all cancers (under 75 years) Annual/NHS Ayrshire and Arran (Scottish National Statistics) 171.8 per 100,000 population (2006) 181.2 per 100,000 population (2008) Reduction in mortality rate for cancer Reduction in cancers

Deprivation. The West Region has some of the most deprived areas in Scotland and as a College we have always recognised and worked to address the many challenges our students face in achieving full success. We have continually adapted learning to better meet their needs and provide appropriate support, particularly in relation to resilience, mental health and wellbeing. During 2020-21 this focus has been even more critical and we have responded by supporting those in digital poverty to provide vital access to digital equipment to enable learning and have provided enhanced student support, particularly for health and wellbeing. The College Community Outreach programme for 2020-21 has had a mixture of online classes and classes delivered on our campus locations due to venues not being open in the local community, including the Colleges Ferguslie Learning Centre which serves one of the most deprived areas in Scotland. Despite challenges relating to IT and connectivity, varying degrees of IT skills and lack of confidence for some staff and students for the new ways of learning online, 24 community classes, approximately 25% of the planned programme, have taken place since August 2020. Classes have been in construction, humanities, computing and IT, care, mental health, essential skills, business, textile technology, horticulture and childhood practice. A similar number of classes are planned to be delivered before June 2021. If these can all go ahead, that will represent approximately 50% of the usual programme delivery. Delivery has been reduced due to lack of venues, lack of confidence using IT and some learners not wanting to learn online and choosing to wait until face to face teaching returns. The College Community Outreach programme serves three of the most deprived areas in Scotland and as such there have been many barriers to learning including lack of IT devices, lack of connectivity, ill health and a large proportion of the population unwell due to COVID-19 or self-isolating as a result. This is in addition to the normal barriers faced by many students who access this programme, including caring responsibilities, addictions, mental health issues and poverty. Retention on Community programmes has this session been variable due to the individual circumstances of the student. The mental health of some students has deteriorated significantly throughout this pandemic. Students would normally be able to interact more socially but due to the restrictions we are operatin...

Deprivation. Everton tops the LCC Deprivation Indices chart for overall deprivation. Everton shows an extremely high level of overall deprivation with almost the entire ▇▇▇▇ (97.6%) of the ▇▇▇▇ falling into the most deprived 5% of neighbourhoods nationally. • More than four fifths of the ▇▇▇▇ (84.5%) is in the most deprived 1% of areas nationally. • Household incomes are the lowest in all 30 Liverpool wards at £21,441 and are considerably lower than the city wide average of £29,379 and the national average of £36,172. • Marginally less than half of the ▇▇▇▇’▇ children (48.1% or 1,470 children) are living in poverty. This is the second highest child poverty rate in all Liverpool wards. • Over half (54.8%) of all residential properties are socially rented, in relation to a city average of 26.7%. • 86.0% of all dwellings in Everton are in Council tax band “A” • 3.7% of all properties are vacant. This is above the city-wide rate of 2.9%, but a considerable improvement on 6.7%, which it has been of recent years. • House prices in Everton are considerably lower than the Liverpool average; which is most notable in semi-detached property prices where the city-wide average is 73% higher than that of Everton. • A fifth (19.9%) of Everton households are pensioner households, compared to 17.2% in the rest of Liverpool. • 15.3% of households in the ▇▇▇▇ consist of a single pensioner living alone; while in Liverpool as a whole, this figure is less at 11.9%. • Everton also encompasses a higher percentage of disabled residents; 41.7%, compared to 31.0% for the rest of Liverpool. • At 114.4 crimes per 1,000 population, in Everton overall crime levels are higher than the city average (91.1 per 1,000 people); but have fallen of recent times from 139.7%. • Despite this decrease, certain crimes have risen between 2012/2013 and 2013/2014. Business robbery increased by 50%, but the city-wide average also went up in this period. • There is however a fall in the longer-term crime rates for Everton.

Deprivation. The West Region has some of the most deprived areas in Scotland and as a College we have always recognised and worked to address the many challenges that our students face in achieving full success. We are acutely aware that communities within our Region have been disproportionally impacted by COVID and post-pandemic recovery will be far more challenging for our deprived communities. The most deprived area in Scotland is now Greenock Town Centre and prior to this, it was Ferguslie in Renfrewshire which remains a seriously deprived community. As a College, we are experienced in continually adapting learning and support services to better meet our student needs, particularly in relation to building resilience and improving mental health and wellbeing. During 2020-21 this focus was even more critical, and we responded by supporting those in digital poverty to provide vital access to digital equipment to enable learning and providing enhanced student support, particularly for health and wellbeing. In 2021-22 this focus has continued by providing a greater range of IT devices, depending on specific course needs and access to MiFi for those requiring Wi-Fi access at home. Our approach to meeting our student specific needs was recognised in the Herald Diversity Awards 2021 with the College winning the Diversity in Education Award and The Herald Digital Transformation Awards 2021 winning the Diversity Category for our work to address digital exclusion. Following the restricted delivery of Community Learning in 2020-21, this session we can deliver more provision face to face. However, our community recruitment remains low as we continue to work our way out of the pandemic with many local centres remaining closed or working a restricted provision reducing the opportunity for community learners to participate in meaningful activity. Currently we are operating at 50% of normal capacity for Community Learning and will build this activity back when it is possible to do so. The Learning Communities team have fostered closer working with Inverclyde Local Authority on community provision and involvement in a review of community learning. West Dunbartonshire Council are making a significant investment with the Faifley Campus project, the £25 million investment will create a lot of social value opportunities which should be directly targeted at the local area. The College is an active partner in this new venture with Hub West Scotland (hWs). In alignment with national, regio...