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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?