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Bus fare rise hits low-paid Londoners

Low paid workers who rely on public transport to get to work have been hit especially hard by the higher fares on London's buses and tubes that came into effect at the start of the New Year, according to Peter... More...

London's children in deepest poverty

Research published by Save the Children shows that a higher proportion of London's children are living in severe poverty than in any other region in the UK. The research found that, at the end of 2008, 13% of children in... More...

JRF launches housing and neighbourhood website

Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has launched a new website which offers analysis of key housing and neighbourhoods trends across the UK. It has been developed as part of JRF's Housing and Neighbourhoods Monitor project. The site aims to: provide a... More...

New National Minimum Wage rates

From 1 October 2009, the National Minimum Wage increased as follows: £5.80/hour for adults aged 22+ £4.83 - the 18-21 rate £3.57 - the 16-17 rate for workers above school leaving age but under 18 Young people under the compulsory... More...

Poverty in Hammersmith

Hammersmith United Charities have published a report by London School of Economics on four low income estates in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The report outlines the levels of deprivation in the four areas and sets this evidence... More...

Focus on London 2009 published

Bringing together a range of research, Focus on London contains facts and figures about the capital on everything from London's longest rivers, to its tallest buildings, busiest tube lines, top tourist attractions and favourite football teams. The report, which has... More...

London Child Poverty Awards

Nominations have opened for the London Child Poverty Awards. The awards aim to celebrate organisations and individuals delivering inspirational work to support families in London across six categories. London Councils is sponsoring the 'Corporate Commitment' award. The closing date for... More...

Recession poverty risk for BME Women

Ethnic minority women are amongst the poorest and most socially excluded people in the UK, and may suffer most in the recession, according to a new report by Fawcett and Oxfam. Poverty Pathways, published as part of Seeing Double, Fawcett's... More...

Government reviews impact of recession

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have published a report considering the impact of the recession across demographic groups of age, gender, race and disability. The report explores how the recession... More...

Londoners face debt crisis

Capitalise - London's Debt Advice Partnership - has published a report identifying the trends in personal debt and demands on free face-to-face debt advice services in London. Key findings include: The average level of debt amongst Londoners seeking free debt... More...

Child poverty duty to become law

Ministers have announced plans to introduce a bill, which will make it a legal duty for the government, local authorities and other organisations to help to end child poverty across the UK. The goal of eradicating child poverty by 2020... More...

London Living Wage increases

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has announced an increase in the London Living Wage to £7.60 per hour, a rise of 15p (or 2 per cent) from last year's figure. In making the announcement, the Mayor's Office cited the... More...

London's Poverty Profile welcomed

London's Poverty Profile was warmly welcomed at its launch on 19 May by the Minister for London and Minister of State for Employment & Welfare Reform, Tony McNulty MP, and Anthony Browne, Policy Director for the Mayor of London. Anthony... More...

London's Poverty Profile launched

London has the highest rates of poverty and inequality of any region in the country according to new research from the City Parochial Foundation and the New Policy Institute, launched on 19 May 2009. London's Poverty Profile is the first... More...

New research about Latin American community in London

City Parochial Foundation and Latin American Women's Rights Service are working in partnership to commission research to assess the needs of the Latin American population in London. Following an open-tender process, Queen Mary, University of London has been commissioned. Dr... More...

Income inequality hit record high before the recession started

Analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies of the DWP's 'Households Below Average Income' data for 2007-08 shows that poverty and income inequality rose in the UK for the third year in a row. Inequality rose to its highest level... More...

London's economic environment remains harsh, says GLA

According to GLA Economics, the economic environment in the UK and London remains harsh. However, whereas like-for-like retail sales fell for the UK as a whole in March, they increased by over 5% in London. The Director General of the... More...

Government will miss 2010 child poverty target

Research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, published earlier in 2009, concluded that the government would miss its target of halving child poverty by 2010 unless it introduced new policies. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation expressed its disappointment that the 2009-10 Budget... More...

Unemployment up across all London boroughs

New figures compiled by the Office for National Statistics show that unemployment rates have risen in all 32 London boroughs, as well as the City of London. The official London unemployment rate rose from 6.9% in March 2008 to 8.2%... More...