The Greater Manchester Poverty Action have launched the Greater Manchester Poverty Monitor 2022. The Poverty Monitor reveals the scale of poverty across Greater Manchester and covers ten 
themes: Child poverty, debt, deprivation, educational attainment, fuel and food insecurity, health, homelessness, housing, social security and the labour market.
Key findings for the whole of Greater Manchester include:
- Around 145,000 children are living in poverty, representing one in four children
- The number of foodbanks and other providers supporting people on low incomes to meet basic food needs has doubled in 5 years
- 181,588 households are experiencing fuel poverty, representing 15% of all households
- 195,000 workers earn less than the Real Living Wage of £9.90 an hour
The Poverty Monitor is a unique resource for those seeking to tackle poverty in Greater Manchester. It does this by equipping stakeholders with the evidence base they need to tackle socio-economic disadvantage in their own activities, from policy development to service design, advocacy and campaigning.
The data is presented through a combination of charts, maps and tables. A number of the data visualisations are interactive, enabling users to identify the data that best meets their needs. Data is provided at a city region and local authority level and, where possible, at a more local level (i.e. electoral ward, middle support output area of lower super output area).
Explore the Poverty Monitor here
As well as publicising the Monitor today, Greater Manchester Poverty Action are reiterating their calls on central government to take action to tackle poverty. Without action to tackle poverty and improve outcomes for people on low incomes, the government’s levelling up agenda will come to nothing.