Welcome to London's Poverty Profile, the first independent, comprehensive source of information about poverty and inequality in the capital.
London is by far the richest part of Britain and the engine of the national economy. Yet the research on this website highlights that the capital also has very high levels of poverty and inequality.
London's Poverty Profile uses the latest official data to reveal patterns of poverty across the capital. It looks at how London compares to other English regions and cities, and the differences between London boroughs.
As well as increasing knowledge and understanding of poverty issues in the capital, we hope the information here will be used to shape policies and services to tackle the problems it reveals.
The indicators will be updated when new data becomes available, to measure London's progress.
London's Poverty Profile is also available as a printed report, which can be downloaded from this page.
London's Poverty Profile has been created by one of London's largest charitable trusts, the City Parochial Foundation, and the independent think tank, New Policy Institute.
What is on the site?
Key Findings
The top ten key findings from the research on this site. Click here for more details.
About London
An introduction to London and its unique population. Click here for more details.
Indicators
The core of this site is a set of 'indicators' that we have chosen to test how well London is tackling poverty and inequality. Each indicator is a measure of a particular issue related to poverty, against which we can measure progress (or deterioration) over time. Click here for more details.
Additional information
You can also visit other sections of the site for case studies on poverty in London and news updates as the site evolves to incorporate more information.
Disclaimer
All statistics which are Crown Copyright are reproduced with permission from the controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Much of the data presented on this website was made available through the UK Data Archive. Neither the original collectors of the data nor the Archive bear any responsibility for the analyses presented. The same applies for all other data used in this website including that from a variety of government departments.
Report
Download the report in PDF format (8.9mb).
Summary document also available in PDF format (1.8mb).
Download the report in PDF format (5.4mb):Large Print document.pdf
Indicators
The report is made up of ‘indicators’ which represent the different types of data we have gathered on poverty issues.
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