Updates made to the Poverty Monitor on 10th August 2022

Following the publication of the Greater Manchester Poverty Monitor in May 2022, we made the following updates in August 2022:

• Added five new neighbourhood levels maps detailing:
  • Estimates of the proportion of students eligible for Free School Meals by ward (on the Child poverty themed page).
  • Estimates of the proportion of residents in receipt of Council Tax Support by ward (on the Social security themed page)
  • Food insecurity risk by lower super output area (LSOA) (on the Fuel, utilities and food themed page).
  • Estimates of the number of people eligible for, but not claiming Pension Credit by ward (on the Social security themed page).
  • The percentage of people claiming Universal Credit by Middle Super Output Area (on the Social security page).
• Added an animated user guide to the Poverty Monitor landing page.
• Added a page showcasing our short films – Stories behind the statistics