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THE TWO OXFORDSHIRESOxfordshire is a place of great wealth and great beauty: a thriving economy and technology industry, two world-class universities, elegant towns and stunning countryside. But when you look below the surface, there are areas of the county where poverty and social exclusion are some of the worst in the UK.There are 18 areasthat are in the top 20% most deprived nationallyThere is a dropin life expectancy of 10 years in areas 10 minutes apart15,000 of the county’s isolated older people are living below the poverty lineThere are some areas where 40–50% of adults have no educational qualifications11.7% of children live in poverty in Oxfordshire; 9% in severe povertyMore people sleep rough in Oxford than anywhere else in the UK, excluding Central London4 Impact Report 2014OUR APPROACHFaringdonBanburyWantageSources: Director of Public Health Annual Report for Oxfordshire; Oxfordshire Insight; Age UK Oxfordshire; Oxford Homeless PathwaysChipping NortonWoodstockWitneyCarterton