POVERTY In London

The picture in London

DRIVERS OF POVERTY in LONDON  8 million people live in London  Around 2.1 million people live in low-income households  37% of children live in households with incomes that fall below the government defined ‘poverty’ line  That is 592, 000 children. This figures makes up about 16% - 17% of all UK children living in poverty.

London’s working poor

AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE London Childcare Providers Survey 2013 found:  39% of providers were concerned about parents not being able to afford the fees  32% of providers said the ability of parents to pay was the most financial strain on the service There are just over 200,000 childcare places in London, provided by 10,000 child minders and 4,260 nurseries.

The Housing crisis

GETTING AROUND  London has higher levels of inter-regional mobility than most other regions.  London has some boroughs where population mobility is greater than 35% per annum, and where the private rented sector is the largest tenure.  Community resilience: ‘buffer’ for everyday items, childcare support, hand up  Transport costs

POVERTY ON THE HORIZON

EARLY TRENDS Worklessness: increase in zero contract hours, increased sanctions, Affordable housing: no sign that rents are coming down, impact on outer London, migration out of London, overcrowding Trade offs: rent vs heating vs eating, increased crime, using unsuitable services

CPAG MONITORING TOOL CPAG is looking for help to monitor the real impacts of welfare reform in London. We want to show how the changes to benefits, particularly housing benefit, are affecting London families and have designed a quick and easy to use online tool for advisers to input information about how they are affecting your clients, or individuals to tell us about their own experience. You can access the tool here:

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