"Young people need to be given the opportunities to train and work locally, to give young people a future and keep them here, rather than drive them away.” (Participant at the Upper Rhymney Valley Community Area Workshop 28th July 2016)

A strong local economy is essential for lifting local people out of poverty, thereby improving individual and community well-being. Caerphilly county borough is one of economic diversity, and while the areas in the south of the county borough tend to be more prosperous, economic deprivation becomes more prevalent as you move further north, although there are pockets of deprivation across the county borough.