Percentage of people on out-of-work benefits by London borough (2025 Q3 and 2024 Q3)
Last updated: April 2026
Next estimated update: October 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 Q3).
Enfield is the borough with the highest proportion of claimants. 21.4% of the working age population were on out-of-work benefits in August 2025, 0.9 percentage points higher than in August 2024.
The largest percentage point increase in claimants across all London boroughs is in Tower Hamlets which increased by 1.8 percentage points, followed by Newham with a 1.5 percentage point increase.
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), 7.9% in August2025.
Out-of-work benefits (2025 Q3 and 2024 Q3)
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