Introduction
The department for Communities and Local Government ‘s (CLG) produce Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) to gain a better understanding of the scale and type of deprivation experienced by people in different areas across the country. The indices measure a number of factors (income, employment, health, education, barriers to services, the environment and crime) to capture the spread of issues which contribute to people’s quality of life. Individual aspects of deprivation in any one area can then be separated out and measured individually.
These scores are calculated every 5 years, with the next scheduled release in 2020.