London's Poverty Profile: new data uploaded

All of the data on this site has now been updated with the most recently available data.
Most have been updated with data from 2009 and, in some cases, 2010, so reflect some, if not all, of the recession.

The new indicators cover all of our key topics - poverty, homelessness, unemployment, low educational outcomes and ill health. Some indicators confirm trends and patterns we observed previously. London still has a higher proportion of people of all age groups living in low income households than anywhere else in the country. Inner London still has a higher proportion of working age adults not working than the English average. The rate of premature death for men in Inner London remains among the highest in England.

But other things have changed. Whilst still much higher than elsewhere, the number of households in London living in temporary accommodation fell in the last year. The proportion of 16 year olds lacking 5 GCSEs is no longer highest in Inner London. In Outer London, it is lower than any English region.

The changing nature of Inner and Outer London we observed last year has been emphasised by the onset of recession. Between 2002 and 2009, most boroughs in Inner London saw a fall in the proportion of working age adults claiming an out of work benefit. Over the same period, every borough in Outer London saw a rise. Similarly, while child and working age poverty continued to fall in Inner London, they continued to rise in Outer London.

Alongside the data updates, we have added profiles of each London borough.

Start exploring the new content.

Posted on 1 July 2010