Resolve Poverty has launched the North West Poverty Monitor, a new resource which reveals the scale and nature of poverty across Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria.
The Poverty Monitor covers six themes: poverty and deprivation, education, fuel and food insecurity, housing and homelessness, the labour market, and social security and debt.
Data is presented through a combination of charts, maps and tables, including a number of interactive visualisations so that users can identify and compare specific data.
The figures are mostly shown at a local authority level, although some visualisations demonstrate the picture at a more local level – such as by electoral ward. Child poverty and deprivation data are available for each ward in the North West region.
The Poverty Monitor is designed to equip public bodies, charities and other organisations across the North West with the evidence they need to tackle socio-economic disadvantage.
CEO Graham Whitham said:
“We are really pleased to launch the North West Poverty Monitor for the first time. The monitor is a unique tool which brings together data from a variety of sources, building a new and insightful picture of the poverty landscape across the region.
“The Poverty Monitor demonstrates the high levels of poverty and inequality that exist within the North West. Our hope is that individuals and organisations working to tackle poverty can use the Monitor to better understand the picture in their localities, draw comparisons between and within areas, and ensure their responses to poverty are as effective as possible. We are committed to supporting localities across the region to resolve poverty.”
The North West Poverty Monitor can be accessed at: resolvepoverty.org/poverty-monitor/.
