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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 slightly 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 little increase in the proportion claiming an out-of-work benefit since 2007.

Most Inner London areas had seen small falls in benefit recipiency between 2007 and 2011; most Outer London areas had either seen a rise or had remained static.

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At 45%, 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.

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 and Newham, the proportion in every ward exceeds the national average.

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About 14% of London's working age adults received an out-of-work benefit in 2011, similar to the levels in 2007 and very similar to the national average.

Within London, benefit recipiency was clustered in East London boroughs.

While most Inner London areas had seen small falls in benefit recipiency between 2007 and 2011, most Outer London areas had either seen a rise or had remained static.

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 and therefore above the national average. In Newham and Hackney, all wards are above the average.

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. However, among the over 45s, the proportion of recipients in London is higher than the national average.

The boroughs with the highest proportion of children in working families receiving tax credits above the basic element were concentrated in East London.

While the boroughs with the highest proportion of people receiving the guarantee element of pension credit, a means tested benefit paid to pensioners with little or no savings, were mainly clustered in Inner East London, the boroughs with the largest numbers were in Outer London.

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