Income, Poverty and Welfare

Percentage of total wealth owned by households in each decile for London and Great Britain. Data extracted from the ONS Wealth and Assets Survey (WAS) microdata. This dataset is one of the Greater London Authority's measures of Economic Fairness. Click here to find out more.

Image: Snapshot from the Map of Community Views To understand different communities’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Mayor for Social Integration, Social Mobility and Community Engagement, Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard and the GLA Community Engagement Team convened a series of virtual roundtable conversations and community meetings with groups and community leaders between April and September 2020. ...

This is a survey of over 3,000 young Londoners that was completed in June 2020 in partnership with the Museum of London. This focuses on the key issues and concerns affecting young people aged between 16-24 and reviews the challenges they face and what needs to happen to help young people thrive across the capital. This dataset is being reviewed. The...

Disabled Londoners have been disproportionately impacted by changes to the tax and benefits system and the introduction of Universal Credit (UC) has hit disabled Londoners particularly hard. Cuts to civil society organisations and Local Authority budgets have also reduced support for disabled Londoners. This research provides an insight into the ecosystem of organisations in London offering support to disability benefit claimants migrating to UC....

Qualitative research with older Londoners undertaken by the GLA exploring: The causes of food insecurity and malnutrition amongst older Londoners, including the impact of coronavirus The experiences of older Londoners experiencing food insecurity and its impact on general well-being  The extent to which the diets (including water intake) of older Londoners are monitored/discussed The extent to...

This is a survey of over 2,000 young Londoners that was completed in August 2020 in response to the planned suspension of the under 18’s free travel card. The accompanying report highlights the impact of this on young people and profiles the challenges that will be faced by young people from diverse communities. Within this, nearly 400 young people who...

This page contains all the English Indices of Deprivation (ID) data for London at LSOA and borough level for the latest release (ID2019) as published by central government back to 2010. Also posted here are some ward level summary data for London for the latest release (ID2019) and from 2007.Accompanying notes are included in the files. Please take the time...

All people of working-age claiming benefits. Data presented here by gender, out-of-work group and those aged under 25. Figures under 500 are subject to high sampling variation and should be used with caution. The rates are calculated using resident working-age ONS population mid-year estimates (from NOMIS) The benefits totals come from DWP and are available from NOMIS. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk Other benefits data for small areas...

This analysis assesses the impact of national changes to the tax and welfare system since 2010 on households in London, using analysis commissioned by the GLA City Intelligence Unit and delivered by Landman Economics. The analysis uses micro-simulation modelling techniques to assess the impact on household incomes in London of changes made to welfare, personal taxes and the...

The Mayor has a role to play in leading, shaping and responding to changes in London through the work of the GLA group. Inclusive London: the Mayor's equality, diversity and inclusion strategy sets out how he will help address the inequalities, barriers and discrimination experienced by groups protected by the Equality Act 2010, as well as wider issues. These include...