One Child in Four

For many people in Manchester, life is a constant financial struggle. And statistics show that the level of deprivation in some Manchester neighbourhoods is worse than almost anywhere else in the UK.

In some areas, 99% of children live in poverty

For instance, in parts of Bradford, Harpurhey and Hulme, 99% of children are officially 'income deprived.' (see definition below)

According to a 2004 survey, 27 of Manchester’s 33 wards are among the most deprived 10% of wards nationally, with one neighbourhood in the Harpurhey ward considered to be the second poorest in the country.

Child poverty: by area

The figures below reveal the 20 neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester where child poverty is at its highest and the ward that they are in:

Ward                                  Council                % children in poverty

Bradford                          Manchester                     99
Harpurhey                        Manchester                    99
Hulme                             Manchester                     99
Ardwick                           Manchester                     98
Langworthy                      Salford                           98
Central and Falinge            Rochdale                        97
Cheetham                        Manchester                     90
Blackley                          Manchester                     89
Beswick and Clayton          Manchester                    85
Gorton                            South Manchester            85
Lightbowne                      Manchester                     85
Charlestown                     Manchester                    84
Blackfriars                        Salford                          83
Pendleton                        Salford                           82
Moss Side                        Manchester                     80
Coldhurst                         Oldham                          80
Ardwick                           Manchester                     79
Langworthy                      Salford                           79
Ordsall                            Salford                           79
Pendleton                        Salford                           79

NB. Figures taken from the Department for Communities and Local Government's Indices of Deprivation Affecting Children 2007.

The figure represents the percentage of children living in families that are income deprived ie. in receipt of Income Support, Income based Jobseeker's Allowance, Working Families' Tax Credit or Disabled Person's Tax Credit below a given threshold