GCHSCP Demographics and Needs Profile

Tables 32a-c. Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) - 20% Most Deprived Data Zones and People Living in these Areas; School Pupils by SIMD Quintile. 

The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) is the Scottish Government's standard approach to identify areas of multiple deprivation in Scotland. The SIMD is a relative measure of deprivation constructed using 38 indicators within 7 "domains" (Income, Employment, Health, Education, Skills & Training, Geographic Access, Housing and Crime) each of which describes a specific aspect of deprivation. The overall SIMD is a weighted combination of these domains. The SIMD is based on small geographical areas called data zones which have an average population of 750 people in Glasgow. There are a total of 746 data zones in Glasgow and 6,976 in Scotland (2011 based).

In recent years, analysis has often focused on the outcomes and circumstances of people living in the most deprived 15% of data zones as the most deprived, compared to all people or those living in other areas (85% least deprived). The focus going forward however would appear to classify those living in areas that are the most deprived 20% data zones in Scotland, as the most deprived.

Examples of use of both the 15% and 20% most deprived data zones as a measure of the most deprived populations are found in this Profile. Indicators sourced from documents such as the NHSGGC Health and Wellbeing report published in 2022/23 provide analysis relating to people living in the 15% most deprived data zones (mdd). The analysis of the 2020 SIMD shown in this section below concerns areas that are classed as the 20% most deprived data zones (mdd) in Scotland.

Tables 32a.-c. focus on the SIMD 20% most deprived data zones and the people and school pupils living in these areas as a measure of deprivation, within Glasgow and Scotland. Table 32a. shows actual numbers of data zone areas, Table 32b. provides details of population living in these areas, while Table 32c. shows local authority school pupils by SIMD Quintile (Quintile 1 = 20% most deprived data zones).

 
Table 32a. Scotland's 20% Most Deprived Data Zones (Quintile 1) by Area/HSCP Locality (overall SIMD)

 ^{_{Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2020v2           © Crown copyright 2020}}

Key Points (Table 32a)

1. A disproportionately high percentage of 45.4% of all of Glasgow's data zones are in the 20% most deprived data zones in Scotland.
2. Within Glasgow, the North East locality has a far higher proportion of 20% most deprived data zones at 58.4% (128 data zones) than both the South (112 - 40.1%) and North West localities (99 - 39.9%).

Table 32b. Population Living in Scotland's 20% Most Deprived Data Zones (overall SIMD - Quintile 1) by Age-band and Area/HSCP Locality

^{_{Source: NRS - 2022 Small Area Population Estimates (SAPE) & 2020 SIMDv2                     © Crown copyright 2024}}

_{Method: Prevalence rate from 2020 overall SIMDv2 is applied to 2022 SAPE}

Key Points (Table 32b)

1. A disproportionately high percentage of 43.7% of all people in Glasgow live in areas that are among the 20% most deprived data zones in Scotland. The population living in Scotland's 20% most deprived data zones within Glasgow varies widely from 36.6% in North West and 40.6% in South to 56.8% in North East.
2. The percentage of children aged 0-17 living in these areas is higher than for all people with 51.8% of all children in Glasgow living in the 20% most deprived data zones. Within Glasgow, the North East locality has the highest percentage of children living in the 20% most deprived data zones (63.4%), followed by North West (48.7%) and South (45.3%).
3. Adults in North West have the lowest percentage (33.8%) of any of the population groups living in the 20% most deprived data zones in Scotland.

Table 32c. Local Authority School Pupils by SIMD Quintile*

^{_{Source: Scottish Government Pupil Census - Supplementary Statistics 2023                © Crown copyright 2024}}

_{Notes: * The data here refer to the number of local authority school pupils, by the SIMD quintile of where they live. Quintile 1 contains the 20% most deprived data zones and Quintile 5 the least deprived 20%.} 

Key Points (Table 32c)

1. More than half of Glasgow's school pupils (56.5%) live in SIMD Quintile 1, which is areas that are among the 20% most deprived data zones in Scotland. This compares to just over a fifth of pupils (22.3%) living in SIMD Quintile 1 areas nationally.

Table 33. Poverty and Deprivation - Child Poverty by Area

The Scottish Government has a child poverty analysis web-page and Glasgow City Council have a Child Poverty Report (PDF, 8 MB), providing access to a number of indicators relating to child poverty at local authority and national level. Table 33 below details some child poverty related indicators from this and other sources, for Glasgow and Scotland.

Table 33. Poverty and Deprivation - Child Poverty by Area

^{_{Source: 1. UK Government Official Statistics - Children in Low Income Families Statistics 2022/23 (provisional); 2. End Child Poverty - Local Child Poverty Rates (after Housing Costs) 2014/15 to 2021/22; 3. Scottish Government Pupil Census Supplementary Statistics 2023; 4. Scottish Government (Schools) Health and Well-being Census 2021/22; 5. Scottish Child Payment: high level statistics to 30 September 2023.}}

_{Notes: *Relative low income is defined as a family in low income Before Housing Costs (BHC) in the reference year. A family must have claimed one or more of Universal Credit, Tax Credits or Housing Benefit at any point in the year to be classed as low income in these statistics. **Absolute low-income is defined as a family whose equivalised income is below 60 per cent of the 2010/11 median income adjusted for inflation. Gross income measure is Before Housing Costs (BHC) and includes contributions from earnings, state support and pensions. ***Scottish Child Payment was introduced starting 9 Nov 2020 for low-income families, initially with children aged under six, to provide regular, additional financial support for families already in receipt of qualifying benefits to assist with the costs of caring for a child. There are no limits on the number of eligible children supported by the Scottish Child Payment and since 14th November 2022 eligible families receive £25 per child aged 0-15 per week. Between April 2022 and 13th November 2022, the rate was £20 per child aged 0-5 per week and before that the rate was £10 per child aged 0-5 per week.}

Key Points (Table 33)

1. A third (33.5%) of Glasgow children aged 0-15 years are living in relative low income families compared to around a fifth (21.3%) of all Scottish children. Within Glasgow, this rate varies widely from 8.4% of children in Partick East/Kelvindale ward to 61.1% in Southside Central ward.
2. More than a quarter (27.4%) of Glasgow children aged 0-15 years are living in absolute low income families compared to 17.1% of all Scottish children. Within Glasgow, this rate varies widely from 6.6% of children in Partick East/Kelvindale ward to 54.3% in Southside Central ward.
3. Just under a third of Glasgow children aged 0-15 are estimated to be living in poverty (32.0%) compared to a quarter (24.5%) of Scotland's children. This varies within Glasgow from 32.0% in the Glasgow North constituency to 42.4% in Glasgow Central.
4. The percentages of Glasgow children of P6 and above registered for free school meals are at least double those for Scotland. Around two-fifths of Glasgow primary (P6-7 40.7%) and secondary school children (41.1%) are registered for free school meals compared to around one fifth nationally (P6-7 21.1%; secondary 18.4%). All primary pupils in Scotland to P5 and all "special" school pupils are provided with free school meals in Scotland.
5. Around 1 in 10 Glasgow (11.2%) and Scotland (9.7%) P5-S3 pupils do not have enough money to do the same things as their friends, most of the time.
6. More than a third of Glasgow (36.5%) and Scotland (34.1%) P7-S6 pupils go to bed hungry at least sometimes.
7. The Scottish Child Payment is a new benefit which was introduced in Scotland from November 2020, payable in respect of each child 0-15 years (initially only for children under 6 years of age), in low income families already in receipt of qualifying benefits. 46,995 applications for this benefit have been authorised for Glasgow children, representing 16.2% of the total authorised applications for Scotland, compared to Glasgow's 10.8% share of Scotland's 0-15 years population.

Tables 34a-b. Poverty & Deprivation - All People, Adults, Older People and Households

Table 34a. lists a selection of indicators relating to all people, adults and households with low income, experience of difficulty meeting essential living costs and fuel poverty, at locality and Glasgow level with some available at Scotland level. Table 34b. looks at how households are managing financially and pensioners in receipt of pension credit, for Glasgow and Scotland. The tables specify which age group/characteristic each indicator relates to from "all people" (all ages including children), "all adults" (aged 16+), "working age population" (aged 16-64), "pension claimants" and "households".

Table 34a. Poverty & Deprivation - All People and Adults by Area/HSCP Locality 

 ^{_{Source: 1. Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2020; 2. NHSGGC Adult Health and Well-being Survey - Glasgow City and Locality Reports 2022/23; 3. Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) 2017 to 2021; 4. Scottish House Condition Survey (SHCS) - 2022.}}

_{Notes: * fuel poverty definition  ** Other households are those with adult residents (of any age) and no children apart from older people households.}

Key Points (Table 34a)

1. 19.3% of all people in Glasgow are income deprived compared to 12.1% of all Scotland's people. Rates vary within Glasgow from 16.8% of all people in North West to 18.9% in South and 22.8% in North East.
2. 13.3% of Glasgow's working age population aged 16-64 are employment deprived compared to 9.3% of Scotland's working age population. Rates vary within Glasgow from 11.5% in North West to 13.1% in South and 16.1% in North East.
3. 14.1% of all Glasgow adults live in households with all income derived from benefits. 24.0% of Glasgow adults living in areas that are among Scotland's 15% most deprived data zones live in households with all income derived from benefits compared to 9.0% of adults living in other areas in Glasgow.
4. 44.4% of all Glasgow adults have had difficulty meeting food and/or energy costs, rising to 52.0% for those living in areas that are Scotland's 15% most deprived data zones. Locality rates for Glasgow adults who have had difficulty meeting these costs range from 43.1% in South to 43.7% in North West and 46.6% in North East.
5. 21.8% of all Glasgow adults have experienced food insecurity in the past year with 29.6% of those living in the 15% most deprived data zone areas experiencing this compared to 17.4% of those living in other areas. Locality rates of adults experiencing food insecurity range from 20.3% for South to 21.3% for North East and 23.9% for North West.

6. Almost a third of Scottish households are fuel poor (31.0%) with 18.5% classed as extreme fuel poor. Up to date rates are not available for Glasgow. Please click on the fuel poverty definition for further information, if required.

Table 34b. Poverty & Deprivation - Households/Older People by Area

^{_{Source: 1. 2022 Scottish Household Survey (SHS); 2. Department of Work and Pensions statistics (DWP) - Nov 2023.}}

Key Points (Table 34b)

1. Less than half of Glasgow households (46.1%) are managing well financially compared to just under half of Scotland's households (49.0%). A higher proportion of Glasgow households (43.4%) are getting by than Scotland's households (39.9%) with similar proportions of Glasgow (10.5%) and Scotland's (11.1%) households not managing well.
2. 21,504 Glasgow pension claimants are in receipt of pension credit - a disproportionately high number of the total number of pension credit claimants for Scotland. The average weekly rate of pension credit awarded to Glasgow claimants of £76.96 is 14.2% higher than the average weekly rate for Scotland of £67.36, indicating a higher level of financial need in Glasgow.