Job Seeker's Allowance by ward
Key points
- The wards with the highest proportion of residents who are claiming Job Seeker's Allowance are clustered in the east of London, in both Inner and Outer London.
- Only 2 London boroughs have no wards where the proportion of people claiming JSA is above the London average.
The proportion of working-age adults receiving JSA by ward
What does this map show?
The map takes this analysis a layer deeper, looking at the proportion of working-age adults receiving JSA in wards across London. Most boroughs in London have around 20 wards, and those with the darkest colour are those with the highest rates of JSA recipiency. Those which are not coloured at all have a rate of JSA recipiency below the London average.
The overall pattern will be broadly familiar to anyone who has seen maps of deprivation in London before. The darkest areas are clustered in the east of the capital, in both Inner and Outer London. The west is in comparison much lighter. All of Hackney, all of Newham, and all bar two wards in Tower Hamlets and one in Barking & Dagenham are coloured in. In contrast, not one single ward in Richmond or Kingston upon Thames, and only three in Sutton, are coloured in.
Data used
DWP statistics, 2009
Receiving JSA is not the same as being unemployed. Other indicators show that 7% of the population of London were unemployed, but only 4% received JSA. It is possible to be unemployed and not qualify for JSA. For people who have worked long enough to make sufficient contributions the automatic entitlement to the contribution-based JSA only lasts six months. Thereafter, the benefit is means tested, which results in many people losing the right to the benefit.
Out-of-work benefits are the only reliable poverty data available at ward level. Other maps on this site are based on borough boundaries due to the lack of availability of ward data.
Indicator last updated: 11 October 2010
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Other indicators in Barking and Dagenham
- Pay inequalities within London
- Working-age adults lacking work by borough
- Adult ill-health by borough
- Premature death by region
- Low-paid residents by borough
- Working age out-of-work benefits by borough
- Mortgage repossessions by borough
- Job Seeker's Allowance by borough
Other indicators in Hackney
- Working-age adults lacking work by borough
- Attainment at age 11 by borough
- Premature death by borough
- Attainment at age 16 by borough
- Mortgage repossessions by borough
- Landlord repossessions by borough
- Job Seeker's Allowance by borough
Other indicators in Kingston upon Thames
Other indicators in Newham
- Income inequalities within London boroughs
- Pay inequalities within London
- Working-age adults lacking work by borough
- Infant deaths by borough
- Adult ill-health by borough
- Premature death by region
- Low-paid residents by borough
- Low-paid jobs by borough
- Attainment at age 11 by borough
- Households in temporary accommodation by borough
- Premature death by borough
- Attainment at age 16 by borough
- Mortgage repossessions by borough
Other indicators in Richmond upon Thames
- Income inequalities within London boroughs
- Working-age adults lacking work by borough
- Infant deaths by borough
- Adult ill-health by borough
- Low-paid residents by borough
- Attainment at age 11 by borough
- Newly homeless households by borough
- Households in temporary accommodation by borough
- Underage conception by borough
Other indicators in Sutton
Other indicators in Tower Hamlets
- Income inequalities within London boroughs
- Working-age adults lacking work by borough
- Premature death by region
- Low-paid residents by borough
- Low-paid jobs by borough
- Attainment at age 11 by borough
- Newly homeless households by borough
- Households in temporary accommodation by borough
- Overcrowding by borough
- Premature death by borough
- Mortgage repossessions by borough
- Job Seeker's Allowance by borough
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Glossary
Job Seeker's Allowance:
Job seeker's allowance (JSA) is paid to those out-of-work but actively seeking it. There is both an income-based and contribution-based version of this benefit. The contribution- based version is limited to six months, after which a claimant may receive the income-based benefit, or no benefit at all, depending on their family income. In 2009, the basic rate of JSA was £64.30 per week for a single adult and £100.95 for a couple. 'Receiving JSA' is not the same as 'unemployment', which is measured via a household survey.
Unemployed:
Someone wanting and actively seeking work who is available to start a full-time job straightaway
Benefit recipiency levels:
the proportion of working-age adults receiving out-of-work benefits