Understanding London
London is one of the world’s wealthiest cities. But millions of Londoners struggle to make ends meet. London’s Poverty Profile brings together over 100 different indicators to help us understand poverty and inequality in our capital city.
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Explore our data by
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By Topic
Explore data on different topics like housing and homelessness, living standards and poverty, and work, worklessness and benefits.
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By Demographics
Poverty impacts everyone differently - explore what it looks like for different people across age groups, ethnicity, migrant status, disability, work status and more.
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By Borough
Learn about the unique make up of poverty and inequality in each of London's 32 boroughs.
London in numbers
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26%
of Londoners are living in poverty -
38%
of Londoners living in non-white households are living in poverty -
53%
of single parents households in London are living in poverty
What's new?
Each month we update different indicators when new data becomes available.
Updated July 2025:
- Poverty rates by London borough
- Unemployment rate by London borough
- Infant mortality by London borough
- People on out-of-work benefits, by London borough
- Homelessness duties owed by London boroughs
- Temporary accommodation by London borough
- Repossessions & evictions by London boroughs
- Child poverty by London borough
- Food insecurity by household type
- Poverty and employment status
- Poverty and industry categories
- Poverty rates by type of working household
- Poverty by life stages and household work status
- Households affected by the benefit cap
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Census 2021
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