Poverty in Inner and Outer London
Key points
- More than half of London's low income population now lives in Outer London.
- There are now more children living in low income households in Outer London than Inner London compared with the late 1990s.
- There are more poor pensioners in Outer London even though the poverty rate is higher for pensioners in Inner London.
London’s low income population by sub region and age group, over time
What does this graph show?
Despite the higher poverty rates in Inner London, more than half (54%) of London's low income population live in Outer London. This has changed since the late 1990s, when London's low income population was split equally between Inner and Outer London.
Reflecting this relatively larger population, a larger number of children in low-income households live in Outer London (380,000) than Inner London (270,000).
Over half of London's low income population are working-age adults. A similar number of working-age adults are in low income in Inner and Outer London – 500,000 in both cases.
While pensioners in Inner London are more likely to be poor, there are more poor pensioners in Outer London than Inner London, reflecting the much larger pensioner population.
Data used
Households Below Average Income, DWP
Indicator last updated: 18 May 2009
Other indicators in Children
- Child poverty
- In-work poverty across England
- Children in households receiving out-of-work benefits
- Child ill health
- Infant deaths by borough
- Attainment at age 11 by borough
- Free school meals and attainment at age 11
- Households in temporary accommodation
- Underage conception by borough
- Children in workless households over time
- Children in workless households by type
- Attainment at age 11 by region
- In-work poverty over time
Other indicators in Pensioners
Other indicators in Working-age adults
- Working Age Poverty
- In-work poverty across England
- Working-age out-of-work benefits by region
- Working age out-of-work benefits by ward
- 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
- Young Adult Unemployment
- Adult ill health
- Adult ill-health by borough
- Low-paid residents
- Low-paid jobs
- 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