FOCUSONLONDON2010:INCOMEANDSPENDINGATHOME Household income in London far exceeds that of any other region in the UK. At £900 per week, London’s gross weekly household income is 15 per cent higher than the next highest region. Despite this, the costs to each household are also higher in the capital. Londoners pay a greater amount of their income in tax and national insurance than...

FOCUSONLONDON2012:SKILLS:DEGREESOFQUALIFICATION London’s diverse economy, and status as one of the most important cities in the world calls for a highly skilled workforce. Qualifications are considered an important predictor of success in a labour market. This edition of Focus on London, authored by Slawek Kozdras, explores the skills and qualification levels of young people before moving on to an analysis of adults’ qualifications...

Numbers of jobs in an area by gender, and whether an employee or self-employed. This data shows the number of jobs, not the number of people. People with more than one job are counted more than once. Figures may not add up due to rounding. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and were...

Awards of Vocationally Related Qualifications (VRQ) and National/Scottish Vocational Qualifications (N/SVQ) by gender, age group, level, Sector Subject Area, occupation, and centre type. x = not available due to low numbers of achievements. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-vocational-qualifications--2

This dataset is no longer being updated because the data has been discontinued. Working Age Client Group (number of working-age people who are claiming one or more key DWP benefits), rates, and numbers. Out of work benefit claimants, and rates. Key out-of-work benefits consists of the benefit stat groups (Job seeker, ESA and incapacity benefits, Lone parent, and Others on income related...

Number and proportion of 19 year olds qualified to Level 3 since 2007. Young people are allocated to a Local Authority based on the school where they were studying in year 11 at the time of the Spring census. Please note the definitions of level 3 and denominators do not equate with those used in the School and College Performance Tables:...

Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) replaced Unemployment Benefit and Income Support for unemployed people on 7th October 1996. It is payable to people under state pension age who are available for and actively seeking work. Participants in some government training schemes are able to claim JSA. In addition to signing an agreement with Job Centre Plus stipulating work restrictions and a...

Table showing numbers and rates of income support claimants. Income Support is intended to help people on low incomes who do not have to be available for employment. It can normally be claimed by people who are: - aged 16 or over; - not working or working under 16 hours per week (and/or with a partner working under 24 hours); -...

Incapacity Benefit (IB) replaced Sickness Benefit and Invalidity Benefit from 13 April 1995. It is paid to people who are assessed as being incapable of work and who meet certain contribution conditions. There are three rates of Incapacity Benefit. There are two short-term rates: the lower rate (IBST(L)) is paid for the first 28 weeks of sickness and the higher rate...

The age of adults (16-69) when they completed full-time continuous education, by age band. Also shows those still in education and those who never had any education. Annual Population Survey dataset is only downloadable by approved ONS researchers.  See more on the UK Data Archive website.