Deprivation (health and wellbeing needs in South Tyneside)

How deprivation data is used

  • National and local organisations use the Index of Multiple Deprivation, sometimes in conjunction with other data, to distribute funding or target resources to areas.
  • It is widely used across central government to focus programmes on the most deprived areas.
  • Locally, it is often used as evidence in the development of strategies, to target interventions, and in bids for funding.
  • The voluntary and community sector also uses the Index, for example, to identify areas where people may benefit from the services they provide.
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