GM Poverty Monitor launch.

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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