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Half of children in Newham live in a working household that receives tax credits needed to lift them out of poverty.

Overall, levels of recipiency are higher in the East of London.

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In London, a lower proportion of under 45s claim a disability-related benefit than in the rest of England.

• For older age groups, the proportion in London who receive a disability benefit is higher in London than elsewhere.

• Because there are more young people overall in London, in total a lower proportion of people in the capital claim a disability-related benefit than the rest of England.

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The proportion of working-age adults claiming an out-of-work benefit in London is about the same as in the rest of England.

Overall, there has been no increase in the proportion of working-age Londoners claiming an out-of-work benefit since 2007.

However, all boroughs in Outer London have seen rises (which are balanced by falls in some Inner London boroughs).

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At 47%, the proportion of pensioners receiving the guarantee part of Pension Credit in Tower Hamlets is twice the London average.

The highest rates of pension credit recipiency are all in Inner London (unlike working-age and child-related benefits).

However, there are larger numbers of pensioners claiming Pension Credit Guarantee in Outer London.

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Areas with the highest proportions of working-age adults receiving out-of work benefits are concentrated in the Inner East and Outer East & North East of London.

• Every borough except for Kingston and Richmond has at least one ward with an above-average level of benefit recipiency.

• In Hackney, Newham and Islington, the proportion in every ward exceeds the national average.

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The proportion of working-age adults in London receiving an out-of-work benefit remained static at around 14% between 2007 and 2010, though rose in Outer London.

• Elsewhere in England the proportion rose, meaning that London is now at the England average.

• In total, some 740,000 working-age adults were receiving an out-of-work benefit in London in 2010.

• With the exception of Kingston and Richmond, every borough in London has at least one ward where the level of out-of-work benefit recipiency is above the London average - and therefore above the national average. In Newham, Hackney and Islington, all wards are above the average.

• Many areas in Inner London where proportions of people claiming out-of-work benefits were high have seen small falls over the last three years. All areas in Outer London where rates were high have seen rises.

• Overall, a lower proportion of people in London claim a disability-related benefit, either in or out of work, than in the rest of England (around 7% compared to 8%). However, among the over 45s, the proportion of recipients in London is higher than the national average.

• In Newham, Hackney and Tower Hamlets, 40% or more of pensioners receive the guarantee element of Pension Credit. This rate is over three times as high as Bromley, Richmond, Bexley or Kingston.

• The high number of older people in the Outer London boroughs still means that five of the six boroughs with the largest numbers (as opposed to rates) of pensioners receiving the guarantee part of Pension Credit are in Outer London.

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