London's Poverty Profile

London is by far the richest part of Britain and is the engine of the national economy. Yet our research, London's Poverty Profile highlights the capital also has very high levels of poverty and inequality. Behind the famous skylines and historic buildings lies a picture of widespread deprivation - it is a profile which is often ignored.

Together with the New Policy Institute, we have compiled the first independent data source to bring together a wide range of indicators related to poverty, inequality and social exclusion in London. These indicators use the latest official government data to reveal patterns of poverty across the capital, and how this has changed over time.

All the most up-to-date data is available from the dedicated website. The 2009 report is available to download in full or in summary.

Aims

To gain a better understanding of the factors contributing to poverty and social exclusion in London and the impact this has on the lives of Londoners.

To measure and analyse Government performance on key areas related to these issues.

To identify emerging trends and concerns, which may not be in the policy spotlight.

To help Trust for London, as well as others, to develop policies and undertake work to tackle poverty and social exclusion in London.

Objectives

To identify and collate key poverty and social exclusion statistics relating to London into an accessible data resource.

to develop related sets of indicators to monitor major poverty and social exclusion trends which are particularly relevant to London.

To maintain and update a database of indicators.

To produce a final written report and a key findings summary.

Funding

The first London's Poverty Profile was commissioned from New Policy Institute for under £40,000. Further funding will be allocated for future updates to the research and analysis.

Timescale

Ongoing from 2008

News

The latest developments with London's Poverty Profile.

Trust for London staff: Mubin Haq and Rachael Takens-Milne

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