The Mayor of London committed to developing a London Wellbeing and Sustainability Measure in his 2021 manifesto. This was to help measure London’s success as a place to live and work for all its residents. It would counteract the fact that, for years, London’s success has been mostly measured only in terms of its material wealth.  After a comprehensive and thorough development...

The Mayor of London committed to developing a London Wellbeing and Sustainability Measure in his 2021 manifesto. This was to help measure London’s success as a place to live and work for all its residents. It would counteract the fact that, for years, London’s success has been mostly measured only in terms of its material wealth.  GLA City Intelligence led the...

Table shows number and proportion of young people aged 16-18 who are not in employment, education or training (NEET). Also in the spreadsheet are figures for those aged 16-24 by region and 'NUTS2/3' areas. These tables now relate to academic age 16-18 which includes some information on those with an actual age of 19 and the information is now calculated on...

This is a collection of presentations given by members of the GLA Demography team at external conferences and seminars. The majority of these were delivered at conferences and day meetings held by the British Society of Population Studies (BSPS). An archive of presentations from Population Statistics User Group meetings is available here.

The GLA has conducted an analysis of the metrics accompanying the DLUHC White Paper on Levelling Up. Levelling up will not be achieved by levelling down because London has deep economic links with the rest of the UK. There should be separate missions and metrics on improving productivity and tackling disadvantage. This would allow a clearer focus on poverty alleviation. Strategy and policy development,...

The Mayor of London committed to measuring food security in London in his Food Strategy. The Survey of Londoners collected this data, which will be used to support the development of long-term solutions to the causes and impacts of food insecurity. Being food insecure means that at times a person’s food intake is reduced and their eating patterns are disrupted because...

This report builds on previous work, the headline findings from The Survey of Londoners 2018-19, with new evidence from in-depth research to understand the drivers of three important social integration outcomes: belonging to London; social isolation; and perceptions of whether London is a fair city.

The Mayor of London has placed a high priority on improving social integration, equality, diversity and inclusion, economic fairness and food security across the city. Recognising the need for better evidence in these areas to ensure that policy and programmes have maximum impact, the GLA conducted the Survey of Londoners in 2018-19, an online and paper self-completion survey of adults aged...

The GLA commissioned CFE Research to carry out qualitative research into: the provision of work experience and employability support for students at London’s Higher Education Institutions, particularly for those from under-represented groups. the use of contextual admissions to support the access and participation of Londoners from under-represented groups The research aims to identify good practice, to explore challenges and...