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More than 2 million Londoners are living in poverty. We fund organisations fighting to change that. Follow for data, research & stories on inequality in London.
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The picture of rough sleeping is changing too.
In 2011/12, 71% of people seen sleeping rough in London were white - now a majority (53%) are from minoritised backgrounds.
27% of rough sleepers in the capital are Black- up from 15% 5 years ago.
In 2011/12, 71% of people seen sleeping rough in London were white - now a majority (53%) are from minoritised backgrounds.
27% of rough sleepers in the capital are Black- up from 15% 5 years ago.
August 4, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The picture of rough sleeping is changing too.
In 2011/12, 71% of people seen sleeping rough in London were white - now a majority (53%) are from minoritised backgrounds.
27% of rough sleepers in the capital are Black- up from 15% 5 years ago.
In 2011/12, 71% of people seen sleeping rough in London were white - now a majority (53%) are from minoritised backgrounds.
27% of rough sleepers in the capital are Black- up from 15% 5 years ago.
More than 13,000 people were seen sleeping rough on the streets of London in 2024/25 - the highest on record.
This is almost 4x higher than 15 years ago, in 2008/2009, and a 10% increase in just 12 months.
This is almost 4x higher than 15 years ago, in 2008/2009, and a 10% increase in just 12 months.
August 4, 2025 at 11:17 AM
More than 13,000 people were seen sleeping rough on the streets of London in 2024/25 - the highest on record.
This is almost 4x higher than 15 years ago, in 2008/2009, and a 10% increase in just 12 months.
This is almost 4x higher than 15 years ago, in 2008/2009, and a 10% increase in just 12 months.
Could you get through a regular week without a kitchen, or a washing machine or WiFi?
Many of us couldn’t. But thousands of families in temporary accommodation are having to – often for months or even years.
So with the Better TA Alliance, we’ve launched a new campaign: Fix the Five Basics...
Many of us couldn’t. But thousands of families in temporary accommodation are having to – often for months or even years.
So with the Better TA Alliance, we’ve launched a new campaign: Fix the Five Basics...
July 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Could you get through a regular week without a kitchen, or a washing machine or WiFi?
Many of us couldn’t. But thousands of families in temporary accommodation are having to – often for months or even years.
So with the Better TA Alliance, we’ve launched a new campaign: Fix the Five Basics...
Many of us couldn’t. But thousands of families in temporary accommodation are having to – often for months or even years.
So with the Better TA Alliance, we’ve launched a new campaign: Fix the Five Basics...
Across London as a whole, a majority of boroughs (20 out of 32) have significantly higher levels of poverty than the England average.
Only two have lower - Bromley and Richmond.
Only two have lower - Bromley and Richmond.
July 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Across London as a whole, a majority of boroughs (20 out of 32) have significantly higher levels of poverty than the England average.
Only two have lower - Bromley and Richmond.
Only two have lower - Bromley and Richmond.
Lower levels of poverty are more often in London's outer boroughs - particularly in the Southern edges of the city.
July 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Lower levels of poverty are more often in London's outer boroughs - particularly in the Southern edges of the city.
Boroughs with higher levels of poverty are largely north of the river - especially in Inner and East London.
July 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Boroughs with higher levels of poverty are largely north of the river - especially in Inner and East London.
Which London boroughs have higher levels of poverty? How does the picture of inequality differ across boroughs?
The latest data on London's borough level poverty...
The latest data on London's borough level poverty...
July 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Which London boroughs have higher levels of poverty? How does the picture of inequality differ across boroughs?
The latest data on London's borough level poverty...
The latest data on London's borough level poverty...
Half of London children growing up without enough for a basic standard of living, our new Minimum Income Standard report shows.
Join our free webinar to hear from the report’s author, Matt Padley, who'll explore the key findings and how we can use the data to drive change.
bit.ly/3TiB73G
Join our free webinar to hear from the report’s author, Matt Padley, who'll explore the key findings and how we can use the data to drive change.
bit.ly/3TiB73G
July 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Half of London children growing up without enough for a basic standard of living, our new Minimum Income Standard report shows.
Join our free webinar to hear from the report’s author, Matt Padley, who'll explore the key findings and how we can use the data to drive change.
bit.ly/3TiB73G
Join our free webinar to hear from the report’s author, Matt Padley, who'll explore the key findings and how we can use the data to drive change.
bit.ly/3TiB73G
The government cannot balance the books on the backs of sick and Disabled people.
We welcome the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan's intervention and the growing opposition from MPs to the government's proposed £5bn cuts to health and sickness benefits.
We welcome the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan's intervention and the growing opposition from MPs to the government's proposed £5bn cuts to health and sickness benefits.
June 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The government cannot balance the books on the backs of sick and Disabled people.
We welcome the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan's intervention and the growing opposition from MPs to the government's proposed £5bn cuts to health and sickness benefits.
We welcome the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan's intervention and the growing opposition from MPs to the government's proposed £5bn cuts to health and sickness benefits.
4/ Incomes are falling short
Many Londoners don't earn enough to reach the Minimum Income Standard.
4 in 10 social renters and more than half of private renters' incomes fall short.
Many Londoners don't earn enough to reach the Minimum Income Standard.
4 in 10 social renters and more than half of private renters' incomes fall short.
June 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
4/ Incomes are falling short
Many Londoners don't earn enough to reach the Minimum Income Standard.
4 in 10 social renters and more than half of private renters' incomes fall short.
Many Londoners don't earn enough to reach the Minimum Income Standard.
4 in 10 social renters and more than half of private renters' incomes fall short.
3/ The key drivers - housing & childcare
Lots of things are more expensive in London - but housing & childcare especially.
A couple w/ children living in Inner London needs £370 more p/w to cover rent, and £260 more in Outer London, compared to the same family in the rest of Urban UK.
Lots of things are more expensive in London - but housing & childcare especially.
A couple w/ children living in Inner London needs £370 more p/w to cover rent, and £260 more in Outer London, compared to the same family in the rest of Urban UK.
June 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
3/ The key drivers - housing & childcare
Lots of things are more expensive in London - but housing & childcare especially.
A couple w/ children living in Inner London needs £370 more p/w to cover rent, and £260 more in Outer London, compared to the same family in the rest of Urban UK.
Lots of things are more expensive in London - but housing & childcare especially.
A couple w/ children living in Inner London needs £370 more p/w to cover rent, and £260 more in Outer London, compared to the same family in the rest of Urban UK.
2/ A growing gap
For almost every group, the gap between the income needed in London and the rest of the UK has grown in the last 10 years.
In this time the amount needed for a decent standard of living has increased dramatically.
For almost every group, the gap between the income needed in London and the rest of the UK has grown in the last 10 years.
In this time the amount needed for a decent standard of living has increased dramatically.
June 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
2/ A growing gap
For almost every group, the gap between the income needed in London and the rest of the UK has grown in the last 10 years.
In this time the amount needed for a decent standard of living has increased dramatically.
For almost every group, the gap between the income needed in London and the rest of the UK has grown in the last 10 years.
In this time the amount needed for a decent standard of living has increased dramatically.
1/ The additional costs of living in London
Londoners need to earn significantly more to reach a decent standard of living.
The difference is largest for single, working-age adults, who need 70% more in Inner London for a decent standard of living than in the rest of urban UK.
Londoners need to earn significantly more to reach a decent standard of living.
The difference is largest for single, working-age adults, who need 70% more in Inner London for a decent standard of living than in the rest of urban UK.
June 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
1/ The additional costs of living in London
Londoners need to earn significantly more to reach a decent standard of living.
The difference is largest for single, working-age adults, who need 70% more in Inner London for a decent standard of living than in the rest of urban UK.
Londoners need to earn significantly more to reach a decent standard of living.
The difference is largest for single, working-age adults, who need 70% more in Inner London for a decent standard of living than in the rest of urban UK.
*Half of London’s children* are growing up without enough for a basic standard of living, new research we publish today shows.
The new Minimum Income Standard for London report explores how much it costs to live in London - not just to survive, but to take part in society.
Here's what we found...
The new Minimum Income Standard for London report explores how much it costs to live in London - not just to survive, but to take part in society.
Here's what we found...
June 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
*Half of London’s children* are growing up without enough for a basic standard of living, new research we publish today shows.
The new Minimum Income Standard for London report explores how much it costs to live in London - not just to survive, but to take part in society.
Here's what we found...
The new Minimum Income Standard for London report explores how much it costs to live in London - not just to survive, but to take part in society.
Here's what we found...
Nearly a million (950,000) Londoners living in the private rented sector are in poverty.
This is one of the biggest changes we’ve seen in London in the last two decades – the number of private renters in poverty has more than doubled in London, from 430,000 in 2004/05.
This is one of the biggest changes we’ve seen in London in the last two decades – the number of private renters in poverty has more than doubled in London, from 430,000 in 2004/05.
June 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Nearly a million (950,000) Londoners living in the private rented sector are in poverty.
This is one of the biggest changes we’ve seen in London in the last two decades – the number of private renters in poverty has more than doubled in London, from 430,000 in 2004/05.
This is one of the biggest changes we’ve seen in London in the last two decades – the number of private renters in poverty has more than doubled in London, from 430,000 in 2004/05.
Poverty rates vary significantly across different ethnic groups.
Bangladeshi Londoners are by far the most likely group to be in poverty (62%)
White Londoners are the least likely to be in poverty, with a poverty rate of 18%.
Bangladeshi Londoners are by far the most likely group to be in poverty (62%)
White Londoners are the least likely to be in poverty, with a poverty rate of 18%.
June 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Poverty rates vary significantly across different ethnic groups.
Bangladeshi Londoners are by far the most likely group to be in poverty (62%)
White Londoners are the least likely to be in poverty, with a poverty rate of 18%.
Bangladeshi Londoners are by far the most likely group to be in poverty (62%)
White Londoners are the least likely to be in poverty, with a poverty rate of 18%.
Households in London with a disabled family member have a poverty rate of 31%, more than households without a disabled family member (24%)
June 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Households in London with a disabled family member have a poverty rate of 31%, more than households without a disabled family member (24%)
Poverty doesn’t affect everyone equally. Some groups in London are significantly more likely to be in poverty than others....
Children are the most likely age group to be in poverty. More than one in three children in London are growing up in poverty.
Children are the most likely age group to be in poverty. More than one in three children in London are growing up in poverty.
June 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Poverty doesn’t affect everyone equally. Some groups in London are significantly more likely to be in poverty than others....
Children are the most likely age group to be in poverty. More than one in three children in London are growing up in poverty.
Children are the most likely age group to be in poverty. More than one in three children in London are growing up in poverty.
26% of Londoners are living in poverty. That's around 2.3 million people - including 700,000 children.
And this means that London once again has the highest poverty rate in England.
The latest data & which groups are most affected...
And this means that London once again has the highest poverty rate in England.
The latest data & which groups are most affected...
June 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
26% of Londoners are living in poverty. That's around 2.3 million people - including 700,000 children.
And this means that London once again has the highest poverty rate in England.
The latest data & which groups are most affected...
And this means that London once again has the highest poverty rate in England.
The latest data & which groups are most affected...
This week marks the first of Pride Month 2025.
We know that this year's Pride season comes at a worrying and uncertain time for many.
We stand in solidarity with London's LGBT+ communities and all our funded partners working to build a more inclusive London.
We know that this year's Pride season comes at a worrying and uncertain time for many.
We stand in solidarity with London's LGBT+ communities and all our funded partners working to build a more inclusive London.
June 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This week marks the first of Pride Month 2025.
We know that this year's Pride season comes at a worrying and uncertain time for many.
We stand in solidarity with London's LGBT+ communities and all our funded partners working to build a more inclusive London.
We know that this year's Pride season comes at a worrying and uncertain time for many.
We stand in solidarity with London's LGBT+ communities and all our funded partners working to build a more inclusive London.
This map visualises this inequality.
Each circle represents a neighbourhood in London - red circles for more deprived areas (darker red=more deprived). Blue circles show the least deprived areas.
The size of each circle reflects how much the unemployment benefit rate has increased since 2019.
Each circle represents a neighbourhood in London - red circles for more deprived areas (darker red=more deprived). Blue circles show the least deprived areas.
The size of each circle reflects how much the unemployment benefit rate has increased since 2019.
May 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
This map visualises this inequality.
Each circle represents a neighbourhood in London - red circles for more deprived areas (darker red=more deprived). Blue circles show the least deprived areas.
The size of each circle reflects how much the unemployment benefit rate has increased since 2019.
Each circle represents a neighbourhood in London - red circles for more deprived areas (darker red=more deprived). Blue circles show the least deprived areas.
The size of each circle reflects how much the unemployment benefit rate has increased since 2019.
New analysis: Unemployment benefit rates have increased 5x more in London's most deprived areas than the least.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a huge rise in the number of working-age people out-of-work and relying on benefits...
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a huge rise in the number of working-age people out-of-work and relying on benefits...
May 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
New analysis: Unemployment benefit rates have increased 5x more in London's most deprived areas than the least.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a huge rise in the number of working-age people out-of-work and relying on benefits...
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a huge rise in the number of working-age people out-of-work and relying on benefits...
Participatory grantmaking & spiderman - lessons from the disability justice fund
Read our new blog from Joanna Wootten: bit.ly/4luFrJX @citybridgefndn.bsky.social
Read our new blog from Joanna Wootten: bit.ly/4luFrJX @citybridgefndn.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Participatory grantmaking & spiderman - lessons from the disability justice fund
Read our new blog from Joanna Wootten: bit.ly/4luFrJX @citybridgefndn.bsky.social
Read our new blog from Joanna Wootten: bit.ly/4luFrJX @citybridgefndn.bsky.social
4/ A huge drop in social housing tenants
The proportion of households in the gentrified areas living in social rented housing dropped by 5% - significantly more than in the rest of London.
At the same time, the % living in private rented accommodation increased more than in the rest of London.
The proportion of households in the gentrified areas living in social rented housing dropped by 5% - significantly more than in the rest of London.
At the same time, the % living in private rented accommodation increased more than in the rest of London.
April 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
4/ A huge drop in social housing tenants
The proportion of households in the gentrified areas living in social rented housing dropped by 5% - significantly more than in the rest of London.
At the same time, the % living in private rented accommodation increased more than in the rest of London.
The proportion of households in the gentrified areas living in social rented housing dropped by 5% - significantly more than in the rest of London.
At the same time, the % living in private rented accommodation increased more than in the rest of London.
This reflects a trend across London. Primary school applications in the capital are falling dramatically.
This is happening across the country – but in London it’s especially stark.
This is happening across the country – but in London it’s especially stark.
April 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This reflects a trend across London. Primary school applications in the capital are falling dramatically.
This is happening across the country – but in London it’s especially stark.
This is happening across the country – but in London it’s especially stark.