Local Area
Agreement > Narrowing the Gap
Bringing about a measurable
narrowing of the gap between the deprived and the better off
parts of the District is a key aim of Calderdale’s Futures Plan.
The Local Area Agreement (LAA) carries through this commitment
and identifies where the outcomes can be supported through
specifying narrowing the gap targets. In a number of areas,
where achieving more general outcomes is the objective, a focus
on activities directed at particular groups or parts of the
District is highlighted. These serve both to maximise the impact
of activities and to narrow the gap on specific issues.
Generally our
approach has been to look at narrowing the gap in those areas
where deprivation is at its worst. These are primarily those
parts of the District that fall into the 20% most deprived and
areas in receipt of Neighbourhood Element funding.
However, we have also adopted a flexible approach to narrowing
the gap that recognises inequality is not just an issue to be
addressed within the 20% most deprived parts of the District. It
also exists outside these geographical areas and between
different groups in the population, through factors relating to
long-term limiting illness, disability, and social isolation.
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