Children in workless households by type
Key points
- in 2008 around 330,000 children in London lived in workless households. Over half were in Inner London
- In both Inner and Outer London, two-thirds of children in workless households live in lone parent households.
The number of children in workless households in London, by household type
What does this graph show?
The graph tells us more about the number of children in workless households in London. It shows that there were on average about 330,000 children in London living in workless households in 2008. Slightly more than half were in Inner London.
In both Inner and Outer London, two-thirds of children in workless households live in lone parent households.
Compare London with other regions here
Data used
Household Labour Force Survey, ONS
Indicator last updated: 28 July 2010
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- Free school meals and attainment at age 11
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- Underage conception by borough
- Children in workless households over time
- Attainment at age 11 by region
- In-work poverty over time
- Families receiving in-work benefits
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- In-work poverty across England
- Families receiving in-work benefits in London
- In-work poverty over time
- Families receiving in-work benefits
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Glossary
Workless :
People who are not working but want a job and those people who are officially unemployed make up a group who can be described as 'lacking work but wanting work'. Anyone else of working-age who is not working is therefore 'lacking work but not wanting work'. The total workless population therefore includes those lacking and wanting work as well as those lacking but not wanting work.
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