Working age out-of-work benefits by borough
Key points
- Since 2002, most boroughs in Inner London have seen a decrease in the proportion of working age adults receiving out of work benefits.
- All boroughs in Outer London have seen an increase.
- So, whereas in 2002, 8 of the 10 boroughs with the highest rates were in Inner London, now it is only 6.
The proportion of working-age adults receiving out-of-work benefits, over time
What does the graph show?
The bar graph shows several different points of interest. Firstly, the boroughs with the highest levels of benefit recipiency are all in the East of London, whether Inner or Outer.
Secondly, the boroughs which have seen the biggest increases in this proportion are all in the Outer East and North East - Barking and Dagenham, Waltham Forest, Greenwich and Enfield.
Boroughs in Inner London with high rates of benefit recipiency have nonetheless seen these rates decline between 2002 and 2009. Tower Hamlets, Newham, Hackney and Lewisham all have a lower proportion of working age adults claiming benefits in 2009 than in 2002.
The most notable reductions in the numbers of working-age adults receiving out-of-work benefits have occurred in Southwark, where 15% of working-age adults now receive a key out-of-work benefit compared to 19% in 2002. In Camden, the proportion has fallen from 16% to 13%.
So, whereas in 2002, 8 of the 10 boroughs with the highest rates were in Inner London, now it is only 6.
Data used
Department for Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study, 2009
Indicator last updated: 13 July 2010
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- Attainment at age 16 by borough
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- Infant deaths by borough
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- Low-paid residents by borough
- Low-paid jobs by borough
- Newly homeless households by borough
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Other indicators in Working-age adults
- Poverty in Inner and Outer London
- 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
- 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
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Glossary
Outer London:
Barking & Dagenham, Barnet, Bromley, Bexley, Brent, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton, Waltham Forest
Inner London:
Camden, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth, Westminster
Pension Credit Guarantee:
Paid to those pensioners who have little or no income. In 2008 the guarantee brought a pensioner's income to £124.05 a week for single pensioners and £189.35 a week for pensioner couples
Key out-of-work benefits:
Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), Income Support (IS), Incapacity Benefit (IB), Severe Disablement Allowance, Carer's Allowance. Disability Living Allowance is not a key out-of-work benefit as it is available to people who may be in work and is not means-tested.
Benefit recipiency levels:
the proportion of working-age adults receiving out-of-work benefits