Dundee and Poverty

Large numbers of Dundonians live below the poverty line.

But a number of neighbourhoods in the Lochee council ward suffer more than most.

More than half of residents in some areas in the city’s north-west live in deprivation.

In Whorterbank, the situation is grave, with more than half of residents living below the worst poverty line. And almost a third of children across the Lochee area are facing impoverished conditions on a daily basis.

In addition to that, a fifth of people in the ward fare poorly when it comes to work and income — with unemployment also an issue in the majority of areas — though Gowrie Park fares better than most here with around 60% of folk in a job.

https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/poverty-needs-addressed-lochee/