Working age out-of-work benefits within London

Key points

  • At 240,000, the Inner East & South sub-region has by far the highest number of benefit recipients in London.
  • Inner London has the highest proportion of working-age adults receiving an out-of-work benefit, but Outer London has a higher total number.

The total number of working-age adults receiving out-of-work benefits

What does the graph show?

The piechart shows that about 730,000 working-age people in London receive a key out-of-work benefit. Of these, one-third (240,000) live in the Inner East & South areas, despite this area being home to only one-quarter of London's working-age population.

Since a further 90,000 recipients live in the Inner West, we know that just under half of all working-age adults receiving out-of-work benefits live in Inner London.

The total figure of 730,000 is an increase of around 70,000 since 2008. To see how this change varies across London's boroughs, look at working-age recipients receiving out-of-work benefits by borough, and how this has changed over time.

Data used

Department for Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study, 2009

Indicator last updated: 29 April 2010

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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

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