Poverty in Inner and Outer London
Key points
- More than half of London's low income population now lives in Outer London.
- There are now more children living in low income households in Outer London than Inner London compared with the late 1990s.
- There are more poor pensioners in Outer London even though the poverty rate is higher for pensioners in Inner London.
London's low income population by sub region and age group, over time
What does this graph show?
Most of London's low income population live in Outer London. This has changed since the late 1990s, when London's low income population was split equally between Inner and Outer London.
Reflecting this relatively larger population, a larger number of children in low-income households live in Outer London (370,000) than Inner London (260,000). This is also true for working age adults and pensioners
Over half of London's low income population are working-age adults. In total, over 1.1m working age adults in London live in low income households.
While pensioners in Inner London are more likely to be poor, there are more poor pensioners in Outer London than Inner London, reflecting the much larger pensioner population.
Data used
Households Below Average Income, DWP
Indicator last updated: 27 July 2010
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Other indicators in Children
- Child ill health
- Infant deaths by borough
- Attainment at age 11 by borough
- Free school meals and attainment at age 11
- Households in temporary accommodation
- Underage conception by borough
- Children in workless households over time
- Attainment at age 11 by region
- Families receiving in-work benefits
- Child, adult and pensioner poverty
- London's low income population
- Child poverty and work
- Child and adult poverty and work
Other indicators in Pensioners
- Pensioners receiving the Pension Credit Guarantee
- Unemployment in London by age
- Child, adult and pensioner poverty
- London's low income population
Other indicators in Working-age adults
- Working-age out-of-work benefits by region
- Working age out-of-work benefits within London
- Income inequality in London compared with other English regions
- Income inequalities within London boroughs
- Pay inequalities within London
- Working-age adults lacking work over time
- Working-age adults lacking work by borough
- Adult ill health
- Adult ill-health by borough
- Low-paid residents by borough
- Low-paid jobs by borough
- Low income and ethnicity in London
- Lacking work by ethnicity
- Not working by country of birth
- Not working by ethnicity and country of birth
- Low pay by ethnicity
- Premature death by borough
- Low-paid residents by region
- Low-paid jobs by sub-region
- Families receiving in-work benefits
- Working age out-of-work benefits by borough
- Unemployment rates over time
- Unemployment numbers by sub-region
- Unemployment by ethnicity, country of birth and gender
- Unemployment in London by age
- Part-time work
- Job Seeker's Allowance by region
- Job Seeker's Allowance by borough
- Child, adult and pensioner poverty
- London's low income population
- Child and adult poverty and work
- Recession impact on out-of-work benefits
- Young adult unemployment over time