Shock study shows Oldham Council losing war against deprivation
Councillor Howard Sykes MBE says there is one league table Oldham do not want to rise up the ranks of which is the Indices of Deprivation. A recent report by the Government, the Indices of Deprivation 2019 (IoD 2019) provides very detailed information on how well an area is doing. This assessment is based on income, employment, education, health, crime, housing and living environment. In terms of a real change, Oldham Borough has slid backwards and is not improving. Liberal Democrat Councillor Sykes is demanding better from the Council in the work that must be done on local deprivation. Oldham Borough has risen from the 27th most deprived local authority in England to the 16th most deprived area. This is in only four years (2015 to 2019). Oldham Borough is in the…