FOCUSON**LONDON**2011:**POVERTY**:THE**HIDDEN**CITY

One of the defining features of London is that it is a city of contrasts. Although it is considered one of the richest cities in the world, over a million Londoners are living in relative poverty, even before the additional costs of living in the capital are considered.

This edition of Focus on London, authored by Rachel Leeser, presents a detailed analysis of poverty in London that reveals the scale and distribution of poverty in the capital.

REPORT:

Read the full report as a PDF.

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PRESENTATION:

What do we mean by living in poverty, and how does the model affect different types of families? This interactive presentation provides some clarity on a complex concept.

CHARTS:

The motion chart shows the relationship between child poverty and worklessness at borough level, and shows how these two measures have changed since 2006. It reveals a significant reduction in workless households in Hackney (down 12 per cent), and to a lesser extent in Brent (down 7 per cent).

The bar chart shows child poverty rates and the change in child poverty since 2006. It reveals that while Tower Hamlets has the highest rate of child poverty, it also has one of the fastest falling rates (down 12 per cent), though Haringey had the biggest fall (15 per cent).

Charts

DATA:

All the data contained within the Poverty: The Hidden City report as well as the data used to create the charts and maps can be accessed in this spreadsheet.

FACTS:

Some interesting facts from the data…

● Highest proportion of children in workless households, by borough, 2010

1. Westminster – 35.6%
2. Barking and Dagenham – 33.6%
3. Lewisham – 33.1%
4. Newham – 31.4%
5. Islington – 30.6%

-31. Barnet – 9.1%

-32. Richmond upon Thames – 7.0%

● Changes in proportions of workless households, 2006-09, by borough

1. Hackney – down 12.3%
2. Brent – down 7.3%
3. Tower Hamlets – down 4.8%
4. Lambeth – down 4.2%
5. Hillingdon – down 4.1%

-31. Enfield – up 5.8%

-32. Bexley – up 7.3%

● Highest reduction in rates of child poverty 2006-09, by borough:

1. Haringey – down 15.0%
2. Newham – down 12.9%
3. Hackney – down 12.8%
4. Tower Hamlets – down 12.1%
5. Southwark – down 11.5%

-31. Bexley – up 6.0%

-32. Havering – up 10.3%

Key findings

More than one in four of London’s children were in poverty in 2010. Child poverty rates have fallen in London on this measure, but are still higher than in any other region of the UK.

Four boroughs, Tower Hamlets, Islington, Westminster and Redbridge, include pockets where more than three in five children were in poverty.

Over the last four years, most boroughs have seen decreases in the percentage of children in poverty on this measure, though Bromley has seen virtually no change, while Havering and Bexley have seen increases in most years.

Download the report here

Download the data presented in the report here

This needs assessment assessed the level and impact of food poverty across Camden and Islington, to understand local service provision and requirements, and to inform the development of an action plan in each borough to tackle food poverty.

Klíčová zjištění

Více než každé čtvrté dítě v Londýně bylo v roce 2010 v chudobě. Míra dětské chudoby klesla v Londýně u tohoto opatření, je však stále vyšší než v kterémkoli jiném regionu Spojeného království.

Čtyři městské části, Tower Hamlets, Islington, Westminster a Redbridge, zahrnují kapsy, kde více než tři z pěti dětí byly v chudobě.

V posledních čtyřech letech zaznamenala většina městských částí pokles procenta dětí žijících v chudobě v souvislosti s tímto opatřením, ačkoli v Bromley nedošlo prakticky k žádné změně, zatímco Havering a Bexley ve většině let zaznamenaly nárůst.

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