Poverty and Inequality in London

Poverty and Inequality in London

1. Poverty trends in London2. The geography of London poverty3. Concluding questions

Poverty trends in London

Poverty in London:10 years ago and now

In the three years to 2011/12, 2.1 million people in London were in poverty. This 28% poverty rate is 7percentage points higher than the rest of England.

The total number of people in poverty in London has hardly changed.

But they are not the same people, or at least the same type, of people.

There have been big changes by work, tenure, and location

Overall, it’s a mixed picture…

The geography of London poverty

London sub-regions

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Unemployment rates in London

In 2012 London's unemployment rate (7%), was just below the average for other English cities.

Tower Hamlets is no longer the borough with the highest rate of unemployment. Following a considerable increase in 5 years, Newham and Barking & Dagenham now have the highest levels of unemployment in London.

 Rank 2007-09 Rate  Rank 2010-12 Rate

1 Tower Hamlets 9% 1 Barking & Dagenham 10%

2 Lambeth 8% 2 Newham 10%

3 Newham 8% 3 Tower Hamlets 9%

4 Lewisham 8% 4 Ealing 8%

5 Hackney 7% 5 Lambeth 8%

6 Southwark 7% 6 Southwark 8%

7 Barking & Dagenham 7% 7 Waltham Forest 8%

8 Hammersmith & Fulham 7% 8 Greenwich 8%

9 Brent 6% 9 Croydon 8%

10 Greenwich 6% 10 Enfield 7%

Housing benefit claims

Outer London faces huge demand for low cost private rented sector

Poverty profile of the Inner East and South

Poverty profile of the Outer East and North East

Poverty profile of the Outer West and North West

Concluding questions

Closing questions

• Do we think of the new poverty – tenure, geography, work?

• What are the changes you see in your areas?

• Initial responses to welfare reform?• What are the key challenges of service

delivery for the new dynamic poverty?