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Why do we need
Inspiring Communities?
Breckland is a safe, healthy, and prosperous
place to live and work – but some of our
residents are vulnerable.
In Breckland....
Education
3,500
children living in poverty
£498.30
average weekly wage
in Breckland compared to
£590.30
average weekly pay for
East of England;
83%
of our wards have
more people with no
GCSE qualifications
than the national
average.
this suggests more
Life expectancy (years)
Domestic abuse
86
years in Toftwood,
Dereham
80
years in Thetford,
only 23 miles away
people in our district
experience domestic abuse,
but only
24%
Evidence suggests the
effect of loneliness on life
expectancy is equivalent
to that of smoking
15 cigarettes
a day
report this to the police...