What’s new in the Child Poverty Unit – Research and Measurement Team Research and Measurement Team Child Poverty Unit

Developments since the strategy was published Many of the indicators have now been published in Department Business Plans DfE held a consultation on the revised Early Years Foundation Stage There are clear overlaps with the Social Mobility Strategy so we are developing joint approach to reporting against these indicators The 2009/10 data on family resources, including a new severe poverty measure, was published (the HBAI series) Local (proxy) child poverty data for 2009 and 2010 and the revised child poverty data for 2009 were published We published ‘What does the Local Child Poverty Measure tell us about the distribution of child poverty in England?’ We will be producing analytical updates that will be sent to the CP networks and posted on Communities of Practice

Severe Poverty A national level severe poverty measure was reported this year for the first time This section shows some data from a paper investigating severe poverty and material deprivation, which we will be publishing in a couple of months

Severe poverty measure A national level severe poverty measure was reported in HBAI for the first time The measure combines an income under 50% of median and material deprivation in order to isolate those who are in the most severe poverty We have looked at the characteristics of those in severe poverty and compared them to the characteristics of those in relative poverty (below 60% of median income) –To understand the composition of these groups –To try to develop a local severe poverty measure Save the Children produce their own measure of local severe poverty although they use a different definition to HBAI

The severe poverty measure includes material deprivation as well as income To assess material deprivation the Family Resources Survey asks 21 material deprivation questions (11 adult and 10 child) Families are asked if they have a good or service and, if not, whether this is because they do not want it or because they cannot afford it A prevalence weighted approach is used, meaning a greater importance, when an item is lacked, is assigned to those items that are more commonly owned in the population A child is considered deprived if they live in a family that has a final score of 25 or more Material deprivation

Lone parents are more at risk of severe poverty than couples The risk of being in severe poverty can be compared to the risk of being in relative poverty

Workless households are more at risk of severe poverty than working households The risk of being in severe poverty can be compared to the risk of being in relative poverty

Families where someone is disabled are more at risk of severe poverty The risk of being in severe poverty can be compared to the risk of being in relative poverty

Large families are more at risk of severe poverty The risk of being in severe poverty can be compared to the risk of being in relative poverty

Regions have different risks of severe poverty The risk of being in severe poverty can be compared to the risk of being in relative poverty

‘Ending child poverty everybody’s business’ As the previous charts show, those groups who are most at risk of relative poverty (lone parents, workless families, large families) are also most at risk of severe poverty This makes predicting severe poverty at a local level more difficult… … but does mean that policies that target those in relative poverty could also have an impact on severe poverty Predicting severe poverty at a local level Do you use the Save the Children severe poverty local measure? Would you find a severe poverty local measure useful? What other data sources you use to estimate severe poverty in your area?

Basket of indicators We are now updating the basket of indicators and this section talks about the progress we have made and our future plans

Last Autumn, as part of the Needs Assessment Toolkit, we provided local authorities with information about data sources they could use to look at child poverty in their areas We are now updating the basket of indicators to align it to the indicators published in the Child Poverty Strategy, to reflect the fact that some data is no longer available and to include further data sources A update of the basket of indicators will be published on the Communities of Practice soon We would like to consult with LAs about our updated toolkit at the next round of CP Network meetings The following slides provide an update on the status of the data sources currently in the basket Basket of indicators

IndicatorDepartment responsible Inequality gap in the achievement of a Level 2 qualification by the age of 18 (NI 82)Department for Education Young people from low income backgrounds progressing to higher education (NI 106)Business Innovative and Skills Under 18 conception rate (NI 112)Department for Education 16 to 18 year olds who are not in education, training or employment (NEET) (NI 117)Department for Education Adults with learning disabilities in employment (146)NHS Adults receiving secondary mental health services in employment (NI 150)NHS Number of households living in temporary accommodation (NI 156)DCLG Proportion of population aged for males and for females qualified to at least Level 2 or higher (NI 163). Business Innovative and Skills Median earnings of employees in the area (NI 166)Business Innovative and Skills Working age people with access to employment by public transport (and other specified modes) (NI 172) Department for Transport Time taken to process Housing Benefit/Council Tax Benefit new claims and change events (NI 181) Department for Work and Pensions Tackling fuel poverty - % of people receiving income based benefits living in homes with a low or high energy efficient rating (NI 187) Department for Energy and Climate Change Indicators that are still published

IndicatorDepartment responsible Reduction in number of schools where fewer than 55% of pupils achieve level 4 or above in both English and Maths at KS2 (NI 76) Department for Education Reduction in the number of schools where fewer than 30% of pupils achieve 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE and equivalent including English and Maths (NI 78) Department for Education Narrowing the gap between the lowest achieving 20% in the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile and the rest (NI 92) Department for Education Looked after children achieving 5 A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) at Key Stage 4 (including English and Maths) (NI 101) Department for Education Achievement gap between pupils eligible for free school meals and their peers achieving the expected level at Key Stages 2 and 4. Department for Education The Special Educational Needs (SEN)/non-SEN gap – achieving 5 A*-C GCSE including English and Maths Department for Education Key Stage 4 attainment for Black and minority ethnic groups (NI 108)Department for Education Take up of formal childcare by low income working families (NI 118)Department for Education Overall Employment rate (working age) (NI 151)Department for Work and Pensions Working age people claiming out of work benefits in the worst performing neighbourhoods (NI 153) Department for Work and Pensions Indicators likely to continue in an altered form

IndicatorSource Gross weekly pay by LA of residence or LA of employmentAnnual Survey of Hours and Earnings Hourly rate of pay by LA of residence or LA of employmentAnnual Survey of Hours and Earnings Hours worked by LA of residence or LA of employmentAnnual Survey of Hours and Earnings Numbers in employment by occupationNomis Receipt of key benefits (out-of-work benefits, disability benefits) by number of dependent children Nomis Severe poverty local indicatorChild Poverty Unit Total Personal Insolvencies by areaThe Insolvency Service Other data sources we are considering Are there any indicators you would like us to look into? Are there any indicators in the current basket that you find particularly useful? Are there any other indicators you use locally?

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