Anti Poverty

DWP seeks views on a proposed new statistical series of children in low income families after housing costs, to be published at different geographic scales in the DWP Statxplore tool from March 2026 onwards. Comments are sought on two options. Email [email protected] with feedback by 31 July 2025.

The Calderdale Anti-Poverty dashboards have been updated using the Power Bi visualisation tool. This interactive dashboard shows selected statistics on poverty in Calderdale which has been developed alongside the Calderdale Anti-poverty action plan. Many of the metrics can be viewed at either LSOA (Lower super output level) or ward levels. There are twenty seven dashboards that include the latest published information. There is a dashboard guide and glossary (https://dataworks.calderdale.gov.uk/download/2om1d/c1y/Calderdale%20APD%20guide%20and%20glossary.pdf) which describes each data source and how often the dashboards are updated.

For more information on areas, see Calderdale MSOAs, LSOAs and COAs by postcode: https://dataworks.calderdale.gov.uk/dataset/24qk6/calderdale-areas-by-postcode

Dashboard and headline statistics from Citizens Advice Calderdale confirming the number and type of enquiries they receive. Updated every three months.

Citizens Advice articles and data insights about the challenges affecting their customers during the cost of living squeeze on incomes.

DWP consulted on a new measure of poverty developed in consultation with the Social Metrics Commission. There was a public consultation in 2024, and the DWP response to the consultation was published in January 2025.

The rising cost of living affects everyone and finding reliable answers to the questions that everyone is asking can be a challenge. The Office for National Statistics has developed this online tool of information about the impact of the cost of living overall, and on spending, energy, housing, society, work and business. Information was last updated in February 2024 and is no longer being updated.

The Centre for Progressive Policy published a new Cost of Living Vulnerability Index in April 2022.

This tracker by the Food Foundation provides regular updates on people's experiences of food insecurity particularly focusing on at risk groups such as families, Black Asian and Minority Ethnic groups, people with disabilities and children on free school meals.

New report and interactive dashboard by the Social Market Foundation on evidence of child poverty in England, Scotland and Wales, with data available at local authority level.

Annual Government report and data sets confirming national information on the number and proportion of households with below average income. Usually updated every March.

Official statistics on the number of children living in low income families.  Produced by HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions.  Updated every March. Figures for 2023/24 are provisional. Figures from 2020/21 to 2022/23 are experimental.

The Social Metrics Commission (SMC) is an independent commission invited by the UK government to come up with a new approach to measuring poverty.  SMC published their findings and new definition in September 2018. Their 2024 annual report is available from the SMC website (https://socialmetricscommission.org.uk/social-metrics-commission-2024-report/).

SMC intend to publish local authority area results in the future subject to resources being identified. These will be added to the Calderdale Anti-Poverty Dashboards once available.

DWP is working with SMC to publish new national level data on poverty based on the SMC definitions. (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/development-of-a-new-measure-of-poverty-statistical-notice/development-of-a-new-measure-of-poverty-statistical-notice). There is a consultation on the proposed definition which will close on 11 April 2024

These slides are from a webinar delivered by Calderdale Council on behalf of Calderdale’s Anti-Poverty Partnership. The webinar was of interest to people would like to: find poverty statistics about Calderdale for service planning, monitoring and funding application; and have a go at filtering individual dashboards to customise charts, maps, and tables for specific projects.