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Deprivation

Children in low income families by deprivation decile
Chart showing child poverty rates in Glasgow by GIMD from 2014/15 to 2022/23. In 2022/23, levels of children in low income families varied between 46.9% in the most deprived decile of Glasgow and 8.1% in the least deprived decile of the city.

This gradient may be expected, since these figures are already ordered by deprivation level. However, not every step upwards in deprivation decile has a corresponding rise in children in low income families. For instance, levels in the third most deprived decile are slightly higher than those in the second most deprived decile. Additionally, in 2022/23, levels in the sixth most deprived decile rose higher than those in the fifth most deprived decile and even surpassed the Glasgow average. 

Comparing these estimates to previous years, there has been an overall rise in levels of low income families, but this has been most noticeable in the most deprived areas. Rates of child poverty have been rising for a longer period in the most deprived areas, and, although rates rose in all deciles between 2021/22 and 2022/23, increases were smaller in the least deprived deciles. This has led to a widening of the gap between the most and least deprived deciles. 

Notes

The data for this graph were provided by HM Revenue & Customs and the Department of Work and Pensions. More detail about how these estimates are made is available on the background information and methodology pages. 

The figures presented here are for children aged 0-15. Although they provide an indication of the approximate propensity for children to be living in low income families, there is a margin of uncertainty associated with the rates, as they are derived from estimates of children populations at mid-year 2022 and counts of children in low income based on age as at 31 March 2023.

This graph presents a comparison by deprivation using a local Glasgow Index of Multiple Deprivation (GIMD), based on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD). The deprivation deciles shown are not the same as Scottish deprivation deciles.

Further reading under ‘Children in poverty’