Why a Dover District Financial Inclusion Strategy is
needed
Despite its location in the prosperous South East Region, Dover
District contains pockets of the most deprived areas in the
Country. Seven areas in the District are in the worst 20%
nationally for health, deprivation and disability figures.
The following data has been taken from sources provided by Kent
County Council, Office for National Statistics, Department for Work
and Pensions, and Dover District Council records.
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Dover District numbers
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Dover District percentage
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South East percentage
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Population
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106,900
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Working age population
|
61,500
|
57.6%
|
61.1%
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Unemployed (December 2010)
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2510
|
3.3%
|
2.4%
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Claim key out of work benefits[i] (May 2009
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8160
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13.3%
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9.4%
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Have a limiting long term illness
|
21874
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20.5%
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15.5%
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Claimed a health related benefit (2007/8)
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10,170
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9.5%
|
unknown
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Number of Households
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44,314
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3,287,489 |
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Households claiming Housing benefit (2007/8)
|
7125
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16%
|
12.3%
|
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Households claiming Council Tax benefit (2007/8)
|
9219
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21%
|
14.8%
|
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Estimated number of Households who do not
have access to a bank account
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4431
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10%
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10% (Kent figure)
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BME Population[ii]
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3800
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3.6%
|
7.4%
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| Households living in fuel poverty |
2883 |
6.5% |
5.7% |
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Dover District
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Kent
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South East
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Average weekly earnings
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£455.70
|
£507.90
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£527.30
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[i] Key out-of-work benefits consists
of the groups: job seekers, incapacity benefits, lone parents and
others on income related benefits
Note:% is a proportion of resident
working age people
[ii]
Definition of the BME population
The Black Minority Ethnic (BME) population is defined as all
ethnic groups excluding White British, White Irish and White
Other.
Contact Community Development
Tel: 01304 872061
Email: communitydevelopment@dover.gov.uk
