HomeDeprivation in Belfast
According to the Northern Ireland Index of Multiple Deprivation (2005):- Belfast is the most deprived out of the 26 Local Government Districts (LGDs).
- Belfast has eight of the 10 most deprived wards in Northern Ireland.
- Belfast has nine of the 10 worst wards in the region in relation to health deprivation.
- There are 82,986 people in Belfast experiencing income deprivation and 30,119 people experiencing employment deprivation.
- Belfast has 150 Super Output Areas (SOAs) in total and 34% of these SOAs fall within the most deprived 10% of all SOAs in Northern Ireland.
- 6.5% of the city's population live in 10% of the most deprived SOAs in Northern Ireland.
Benefit dependency
Belfast has a high level of benefit dependency.In 2006:
- 13.3% of the population were claiming Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
- 7% of the population were claiming incapacity benefit
- 15.7% of the population were claiming housing benefit
- 15.5% of the population were claiming income support.
