The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) is an
index of deprivation
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) are widely-used datasets within the UK to classify the relative deprivation (essentially a measure of poverty) of small areas. Multiple components of deprivation are weighted with different strengths and compil ...
used in the United Kingdom.
The index is calculated by the
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
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and measures in a local area the proportion of children under the age of 16 that live in low income households. The local areas for which the index is calculated are
super output areas. It is supplementary to the
Indices of Multiple Deprivation
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) are widely-used datasets within the UK to classify the relative deprivation (essentially a measure of poverty) of small areas. Multiple components of deprivation are weighted with different strengths and compi ...
and is used for calculation of the
contextual value added Contextual value added (CVA) is a statistic that was used by the government of the United Kingdom to assess the performance of schools. It was superseded by expected progress and then Progress 8
The statistic is intended to show the progress child ...
score, measuring children's educational progress.
DCSF, Technical Annex: How is a contextual value added score for a pupil calculated?
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References
External links
A tool
on the DCSF
Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) was a department of the UK government, between 2007 and 2010, responsible for issues affecting people in England up to the age of 19, including child protection and education. DCSF was replac ...
website allowing IDACI to be looked up by postcode
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Measurements and definitions of poverty
Office for National Statistics
Poverty in the United Kingdom
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