Percentage of people on out-of-work benefits by London borough (2025 Q2 and 2024 Q2)
Last updated: January 2026
Next estimated update: April 2026
What’s this indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of working-age people (16-64) on out of work-benefits in each London borough.
What does it tell us?
The proportion of working-age Londoners on out-of-work benefits has increased in every London borough in the last year (2024 to 2025 Q2).
Enfield is the borough with the highest proportion of claimants. 20.7% of the working age population were on out-of-work benefits in May 2025, 3.5 percentage points higher than in May 2024.
This is also the largest percentage point increase in claimants across all London boroughs followed by Tower Hamlets which increased by 3.1 percentage points.
Richmond-upon-Thames has the lowest overall proportion of the working-age population on out-of-work-benefits of any London borough (excluding City of London), 7.7% in May 2025.
Out-of-work benefits (2025 Q2 and 2024 Q2)
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