Needs Analysis 2022 FLIP - Manual / Resource - Page 31
DEPRIVATION
A rank of 1 on the table below, is the most deprived.
There are 333 local authorities in England.
300
253
250
185
188
Maidstone
98
84
Tunbridge Wells
Sevenoaks
Tonbridge & Malling
Ashford
Dartford
Gravesham
Dover
Medway
Thanet Food Link operate by using a voucher
system, taking referrals from agencies who work
directly with people in need including Children’s
Centres, support agencies, schools, associations
supporting disabled people, Community Centres
and NHS Health Trainers.
CASE STUDY
Nearly a quarter of children in Thanet
151
are in low income families
Folkestone & Hythe
24%
Swale
0
34
50
Thanet
The percentage of children in Thanet in
150
receipt of Free School Meals
69
100
107
119
145
152
150
Canterbury
236
200
24%
29
Thanet is the most deprived district in Kent and Medway.
273
Almost half of the wards in Thanet (48%) are within the
20% of wards in Kent with the highest proportion of
children living in poverty (18% or more children in
absolute low-income families).148 More than a quarter of
under 4’s in Thanet live in absolute low-income families,
and almost a fifth of under 16’s.149
The voucher a client receives provides them
and those in their household with a minimum of
three days emergency food.
21%
A fifth of children in Thanet live in absolute
152
low-income families
From evidence we know that many families living in absolute
low-income and/or accessing benefits like Universal Credit
may be tipped into food poverty and debt.
median weekly full-time earnings in the county153
“This has been an unprecedented year for Thanet
Food Link as we supported people impacted by the
Covid-19 pandemic. We remained open for business
throughout the pandemic and were pleased to have
been able to increase the production of food parcels
as demand increased, with fantastic support from
our local community – individuals, organisations and
businesses. Food parcel distribution increased from
130 per month to 1,000 per month at the height in
June 2020 and remains at around 500 per month.
“Numerous people came to the Food Link in
desperation thinking it was something they would
never have to do but lengthy furlough or sudden
unemployment especially with children being off
school and access to benefit agencies limited - we
were lifesavers. We will continue to do all we can
to support those who would otherwise be hungry.”
NEEDS ANALYSIS
