COLUMBUS: Regeneration has helped residents in one of the poorest areas to realize their potential to the extent that they significantly outperform the city average on two key economic measures, according to a new report.
A new study shows that after two decades of regeneration, unemployment fell by 31 per cent between 2004 and 2012 and the percentage of “income deprived” people, including those on welfare benefits, also fell by 31 per cent in the same period.
This compares significantly better than the average of the city as a whole, which saw only a 16 per cent drop in unemployment and a 21 per cent drop in “income deprived” citizens between 2004 and 2012…
