This report aims to complement the CURs study – which drew on administrative data to quantify deprivation, identify the spatial location of deprived communities and detail the nature of deprivation within various communities of interest across the District - by looking beyond the patterns and profiles of deprivation and casting light on the experiences and situations of deprivation as experienced by households in Wakefield District.

An earlier study conducted revealed a number of discrete locations where the problems of deprivation were multidimensional. This study aimed to investigate this further.

The research approach focused on exploring the key dimensions of deprivation (housing, health, crime, education and training and employment) in five neighbourhoods of approximately 2,000 households.

The selection of the case study neighbourhoods were designed to ensure representation. The case studies included the following:

The report details a series of key recommendations about the response to deprivation which are around:

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Centre for Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University

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Urban Policy

Social inclusion & integration, Transport and infrastructure, Urban environment