The English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Entry No | EcoWise 14 |
Strategic area(s) | Data Management |
Name of partner | EcoWise |
Resource / link | The English Indices of Deprivation 2019 |
Location, Description of intervention/project | England UK |
Geographical scale of the project | Lower Layer Super Output Areas (smaller than ward level) |
Background information | The English Indices of Deprivation are an important tool for identifying the most deprived areas in England. |
Objectives defined | Local policymakers and communities can also use this tool to ensure that their activities prioritize the areas with the greatest need for services. |
Metrics used | (6+1 related metrics are marked as bold) • Income Deprivation • Adults and children in Income Support families • Adults and children in income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance families • Adults and children in income-based Employment and Support Allowance families • Adults and children in Pension Credit (Guarantee) families • Adults and children in Universal Credit families where no adult is classed within the 'Working - no requirements' conditionality group • Adults and children in Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit families not already counted, that is those who are not in receipt of Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, income-based Employment and Support Allowance, Pension Credit (Guarantee), and whose equivalised income (excluding housing benefit) is below 60 per cent of the median before housing costs • Asylum seekers in England in receipt of subsistence support, accommodation support, or both. • Employment Deprivation • Claimants of Jobseeker’s Allowance (both contribution-based and income-based), women aged 18 to 59 and men aged 18 to 64 • Claimants of Employment and Support Allowance (both contribution-based and income-based), women aged 18 to 59 and men aged 18 to 64 • Claimants of Incapacity Benefit, women aged 18 to 59 and men aged 18 to 64 • Claimants of Severe Disablement Allowance, women aged 18 to 59 and men aged 18 to 64 • Claimants of Carer’s Allowance, women aged 18 to 59 and men aged 18 to 64 • Claimants of Universal Credit in the 'Searching for work' and 'No work requirements' conditionality groups. • Education, Skills and Training Deprivation • Health Deprivation and Disability • Years of potential life lost: An age and sex standardized measure of premature death • Comparative illness and disability ratio: An age and sex standardised morbidity/disability ratio • Acute morbidity: An age and sex standardised rate of emergency admission to hospital • Mood and anxiety disorders: A composite based on the rate of adults suffering from mood and anxiety disorders, derived from hospital episodes data, prescribing data and suicide mortality data. • Crime • Barriers to Housing and Services • Living Environment Deprivation Indoors sub-domain • Houses without central heating: The proportion of houses that do not have central heating. • Housing in poor condition: The proportion of social and private homes that fail to meet the Decent Homes standard. Outdoors sub-domain • Air quality: A measure of air quality based on emissions rates for four pollutants. • Road traffic accidents involving injury to pedestrians and cyclists.
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Diversity dimension and findings | The deprivation indicator by using economic and health data |
Result summary | N/A
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Input for DivAirCity and action items |
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