What the data tells us about Lincoln James Wilkinson Anti-Poverty Programme Lead

1. What the data tells us about Lincoln James Wilkinson Anti-Poverty Programme Lead City of Lincoln Council @lincolnvpoverty www.lincolnagainstpoverty.co.uk Lincoln Against Poverty

2. Understanding the evidence base @lincolnvpoverty www.lincolnagainstpoverty.co.uk Lincoln Against Poverty

3. Unemployment @lincolnvpoverty www.lincolnagainstpoverty.co.uk Lincoln Against Poverty Lincoln Against Poverty

4. Worklessness Others on income related benefits Lone Parent Benefits Carers Benefits ESA / Incapacity Benefits Bereaved Benefits Jobseekers Allowance Disabled Benefits @lincolnvpoverty www.lincolnagainstpoverty.co.uk Lincoln Against Poverty Lincoln Against Poverty

5. Income • 13,000 Lincoln residents earn below the Living Wage • According to Poverty.org.uk, of the low income employees nationally: • 42% work in hotels, restaurants, retail and wholesale • 14% work in manufacturing • 12% are health workers working directly for, or contracted by, the Public Sector @lincolnvpoverty www.lincolnagainstpoverty.co.uk Lincoln Against Poverty Lincoln Against Poverty

6. Children in low-income families • 22.2% of children in Lincoln are in low-income families • Accounting for 4,310 children in real terms • The Institute for Fiscal Studies estimated nearly two-thirds of children in poverty live in working households • There are five neighbourhoods in the city more than 40% of children are in low income households @lincolnvpoverty www.lincolnagainstpoverty.co.uk Lincoln Against Poverty Lincoln Against Poverty

7. Fuel poverty • 11.9% of households in Lincoln are in fuel poverty • Accounting for 4,846 of households in real terms • There are 5 neighbourhoods in Lincoln where more than 20% of households experience fuel poverty • Located in areas close to the city centre where some of the city’s oldest properties can be found @lincolnvpoverty www.lincolnagainstpoverty.co.uk Lincoln Against Poverty Lincoln Against Poverty

8. The Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2015 @lincolnvpoverty www.lincolnagainstpoverty.co.uk Lincoln Against Poverty

9. View the full Lincoln Poverty Profile 2016 www.lincolnagainstpoverty.co.uk @lincolnvpoverty www.lincolnagainstpoverty.co.uk Lincoln Against Poverty