Whilst it is not clear if poverty itself is a cause of violence, poverty has a significant and negative impact on people’s ability to progress and achieve a decent quality of life. Vulnerable groups such as children, young people, those from BME backgrounds and the elderly living in poverty stricken areas are more likely to have their health, education, safety, opportunities and aspirations reduced as a result of living within areas that suffer from decline, poor growth and which are also often impacted by higher rates of crime, poor housing and unsociable behavior. In such areas the most vulnerable are susceptible to becoming increasingly socially excluded and maybe more vulnerable to exploitation as their life opportunities for gaining equality of opportunity is diminished. Poverty stricken areas are at risk of becoming ghettos of squaller that trap societies most vulnerable within them. We will continue to deliver services that target these areas to alleviate these challenges and create unique opportunities that help to support people to gain greater access to opportunity and which in the process regenerate the poorest areas of the world.