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Luton Family Poverty
Needs Assessment
July 2010
Child Poverty Act 2010
Local authorities must prepare and publish a
Child Poverty Needs Assessment
The Needs Assessment should include
assessment of:
 Extent of child poverty in the area
 Child poverty risk factors
 Drivers of child poverty
Luton Family Poverty
Needs Assessment
Measuring child poverty
The Child Poverty Act outlines 4 measures
of child poverty that will be used:
1. Relative low income = Headline figure
2. Combined low income and material
deprivation
3. Absolute low income
4. Persistent poverty
Measuring child poverty
Rates comparing relative low income for
families are now available nationally,
regionally and for local areas
NB Latest figures are from August 2007
Child Poverty rate (NI 116) =
% of children living in families with income
less than 60% of national median income
What is the average rate of
child poverty in England?
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18%
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22%
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26%

30%
The national average child poverty rate is
21.6%
What is the child poverty rate
in Luton?
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18%
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22%
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26%

30%
30.2% of children in Luton live in poverty
Out of 48 local authorities in East
of England where does Luton rank?
(1st = highest child poverty: 48th = lowest child poverty)
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1st
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4th
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7th
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10th
Luton has the highest child poverty
in the region
(Joint 1st with Norwich)
Child Poverty in Luton
Child poverty in
Luton is much
higher than the
national average
and almost twice
the regional
average
Area
Child
Poverty
%
Luton
30.2
England
21.6
East of
England
16.4
What is the difference in child
poverty rates between the “poorest”
and “richest” wards in Luton?
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19%
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25%
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31%
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37%
37.2% : Biscot has a child poverty rate of
44.5% and Bramingham 7.2%
Differences in child poverty
across Luton
There are 19
wards in Luton.
10 wards have
child poverty rates
above the average
(30.2%) for the
town.
Area
Child Poverty
%
Biscot
44.5
Dallow
44.2
Northwell
38.7
Farley
36.9
South
35.0
Saints
34.4
High Town
34.2
Leagrave
33.8
Challney
32.7
Lewsey
30.9
Luton
30.2
Differences in child poverty
across Luton
9 wards in Luton
have child poverty
rates below the
average (30.2%)
for the town
Area
% Child
Poverty
Luton
30.2
Crawley
25.8
Round Green
23.6
Sundon Park
23.3
Limbury
20.1
Wigmore
14.7
Icknield
13.3
Stopsley
10.5
Barnfield
9.6
Bramingham
7.2
Differences in child poverty
across Luton
The differences in child poverty rates are
even greater amongst Lower Layer Super
Output Areas (LSOAs).
LSOAs are small geographical areas (of
about 1,500 people) within wards.
There are 121 LSOAs in the 19 wards in
Luton.
Which ward has LSOAs with the
highest child poverty rates?
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South
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Dallow
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Northwell
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Biscot
South has 3 LSOAs with child poverty rates
of over 50%
Differences in child poverty
across Luton
10 LSOAs in Luton
have child poverty
rates of over 50%
7 LSOAs have
rates of less than
5% - the lowest
being 1.5% in
Sundon Park (5805).
Ward
(LSOA)
Child Poverty
%
South
(5789)
59.7
South
(5795)
54.3
Biscot
(5699)
53.3
Biscot
(5704)
53.3
Dallow
(5727)
53.0
Northwell
(5771)
52.9
Northwell
(5772)
52.7
High Town
(5743)
52.3
Dallow
(5725)
50.9
South
(5794)
50.7
Child Poverty in Luton
How many children live in
poverty in Luton?
 6,000
 9,000
 12,000
 15,000
15,290 children (aged 0-19)
live in poverty in Luton
Which ward has the highest
number of children in poverty?
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South
Dallow
Saints
Biscot
Dallow has 2,270 children in poverty
Numbers of children living in
poverty in Luton
Of the 15,000
children living in
poverty in Luton,
over 12,250 (82%)
live in the “poorest”
10 wards
Area
Children in
poverty
Dallow
2,270
Biscot
2,120
Saints
1,490
Challney
1,100
Farley
1,085
Leagrave
1,070
Lewsey
1,025
Northwell
960
South
665
High Town
470
Other indicators of child
poverty
 Income Deprivation Affecting Children
– the IDACI is part of Index of Multiple
Deprivation 2007 – there are 16 LSOAs in
Luton that are amongst the 10% most
deprived in England
 Index of Child Well-Being 2009 –
Luton is ranked 291st out of 354 LAs in
England – and 47th out of 48 LAs in East of
England
Index of Child Well-Being
This index is based on 7 indices:

Material well-being

Health and disability
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Education
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Crime

Housing

Environment
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Children at risk of being in need
Local Index of Child Well-Being
Risk factors for child poverty
Children in workless households
Children in lone parent families
Children in large families
Children with a disabled person in the
household
 Children from a minority ethnic group
(especially Pakistani or Bangladeshi
origin)
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Worklessness
 Luton’s workless household rate is 18.5%
which is the highest in the East of England
 Unemployment is a lot worse in Luton (9.4%)
than the average for the region (5.3%)
From Local Economic Assessment 2010
 JSA claimant rates in Luton (4.9%) are also
higher than the region (3.2%) and higher
than the national average (3.9%). Some
wards have rates of over 6% (South,
Northwell, Farley, Biscot, Dallow, and High
Town)
From Unemployment Bulleting – May 2010
Family type
Nationally children in lone parent families
are much more likely to live in poverty than
children in families with two adults
Lone parent families in Luton
Area
% of children
in poverty in
lone parent
families
% of children
in poverty in
couple families
Luton
53.3
46.7
England
66.4
33.6
East of England
68.2
31.8
In Luton the percentage of children in
poverty in lone parent families is lower
than the national and regional averages
Family Size
Area
Children in poverty (%)
1 child
2 children
3 children
4 children
Luton
16.9
27.0
25.0
30.7
England
22.1
32.7
23.4
21.8
East of
England
22.3
34.4
23.8
19.5
In Luton the percentage of children in
poverty from larger families is much greater
than the national and regional averages
Ethnicity of children in Luton
Ethnic group
Asian
Luton’s Asian
children includes
20.2% Pakistani and
10% Bangladeshi
% of school
children*
37.1
White British
36.8
Black
11.1
Mixed
7.1
White Other
4.8
White Irish
1.1
Chinese
0.3
Other
1.7
* From Joint Strategic Needs Assessment – January 2009
Almost 1 in 3 children are living in poverty in Luton
In the East of England, Luton has the highest level of child
poverty amongst 48 local authorities
There is a marked difference in child poverty rates within
Luton. Some local areas have child poverty rates of over 50%
– while other have rates of less than 5%
There are over 15,000 children living in poverty in Luton
The IMD 2007 ranks Luton as the 87th most deprived area out
of 354 local authorities in England - and there are 16 LSOAs
amongst the 10% most deprived in England in the IDACI
In the Child Well-Being Index Luton is ranked is ranked 291st
out of 354 local authorities and 47th out of 48 LA districts in
the East of England (1st = high well-being)