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Winter 2012/13Poverty LevelsIn a recent study Hyndburn has been identified with high proportion ofhouseholds in danger of slipping under the breadline. Experian foundHyndburn was second on a list of LA's across the country with 30% ofall households (10,248) on the edge of poverty.Experian who produce Mosiac data have mapped poverty informationacross the country. Across the country thousands of people live inpoverty, but the report highlights the amount of people who are mostat risk of slipping into poverty if things get any worse. Mosiac systemuses a combination of the company‟s data and social indicators tomeasure how economically „resilient‟ different areas are. To work outthe people most at risk, they removed households that are already inpoverty or on out of work benefits from the ranking.SOCIAL, ECONOMIC & HOUSING INTELLIGENCE REPORTTable 5. Areas at risk of falling into PovertyRanking LA % ofhouseholdson the edgeof povertyLow incomefamiliesoccupyingpoor qualityolderterracesOlderfamilies inlow valuehousing intraditionalindustrialOftenindebtedfamiliesliving in lowrise estates(%)(%) areas (%)1 Torbay 37% 4.6% 2.1% 7.8%2 Hyndburn 30% 18.8% 2.4% 1%10 BwD 28% 7.9% 2.9% 0.7%18 Pendle 27% 8.7% 4.3% 0.9%93 Burnley 27% 7.1% 3.6% 0.6%153 Rossendale 16% 6.5% 3.9% 1.9%236 Ribble Valley 12% 2.8% 0.2% 2.1%Source: Experian 2012In Hyndburn, 30% of all households fall into the „at risk‟ categoriesidentified by the research. In the case of Hyndburn, which is second onthe list for local authorities most at risk, the area has a high number ofSouth Asian communities experiencing social deprivation (7.5%) andlow income families occupying poor quality older terraces (18.8% of allhouseholds). List of neighbouring authorities information below.11