IMD 2015 and Deprivation Statistics. 

We use deprivation scores to look at whether or not there are inequalities in outcomes by level of deprivation.  This year we are using updated deprivation indices (IMD2015).  There have been changes in area level deprivation scores and these are reported on within the report.  Hull, Derby, Westminster, Middlesbrough and Nottingham are the areas that have seen the largest increase in deprivation.  Waltham Forest, the Isles of Scilly, Greenwich, Hackney and Newham have seen the largest decreases in deprivation.  Certainly for London boroughs it is worth noting that these changes may not be due to improvements in the living conditions of past residents, but rather an influx of a newer more affluent population.  Caution therefore needs to be taken when looking at increases or reductions in results. Improvements in Hackney for example may have little to do with policies within the Borough but rather to do with the increased cost of housing.