- Take up of free school meals is well above the Wales average of 17%, peaking at over 50% in the city centre
- Special educational needs peak at over 80% in the SRA area compared with a city average of around 21%
- 15.6% of the population has no qualifications
- Incapacity benefit and severe disability allowance claimant rates are higher than both the Wales and the GB averages.
- Average earnings were 79% of the UK average in 2008.
Deprivation in Swansea
BBC Wales On-Line - 28 January 2009
