West Cumbria Opportunities & Challenges 2025 10 11 WEST CUMBRIA IN PROFILE: CHALLENGES 32.1% of the population of Allerdale and 30.9% of the population of Copeland was aged 60 and over Between 2019 and 2022 there was an almost 100% increase in mental health referrals to Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust 7,081 children in West Cumbria aged under 19 are living in relative low-income families before housing costs Only a third of working age West Cumbrians are qualified to Level 4 or above Over one third of children in Year 6 across Cumberland are overweight or obese 9,799 (17.1%) people in Allerdale and 6,821 (16.6%) people in Copeland were accessing Universal Credit benefits, an increase of 8.7% and 10.5% respectively from the previous year 6.9% of people in West Cumbria are claiming Universal Health benefits 14,500 people in West Cumbria provide unpaid care to people with long term physical or mental health conditions One in 10 households in West Cumbria are single family households with lone parents People in West Cumbria have priority debts totalling £1.92m Parts of West Cumbria have higher than average percentages of pensioners in poverty, over 1 in 6 in Moss Bay and Moorclose, Maryport South and St Michael’s The rate of suicide (persons aged 15-74 years) in Cumberland is the second highest rate of all local authorities in England (2021-23 - Cumberland: 19, England: 10.7 per 100,000) Allerdale has 7 and Copeland has 3 Lower Super Output Areas featuring in the 10% most deprived areas nationally
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