This week has seen the launch of the Greater Manchester Poverty Monitor 2022. The Poverty Monitor reveals the scale of poverty across Greater Manchester and covers ten themes: Child poverty, debt, deprivation, educational attainment, fuel and food insecurity, health, homelessness, housing, social security and the labour market.
Key findings for the whole of Greater Manchester include:
- Around 145,000 children are living in poverty, representing one in four children
- The number of foodbanks and other providers supporting people on low incomes to meet basic food needs has doubled in 5 years
- 181,588 households are experiencing fuel poverty, representing 15% of all households.
- 195,000 workers earn less than the Real Living Wage of £9.90 an hour.
The Poverty Monitor is a unique resource for those seeking to tackle poverty in Greater Manchester. It does this by equipping stakeholders with the evidence base they need to tackle socio-economic disadvantage in their own activities, from policy development to service design, advocacy and campaigning.
The data is presented through a combination of charts, maps and tables. A number of the data visualisations are interactive, enabling users to identify the data that best meets their needs. Data is provided at a city region and local authority level and, where possible, at a more local level (i.e. electoral ward, middle support output area of lower super output area).
Explore the Poverty Monitor here
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