[EQ] Report: research on poverty and inequality in London

de: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) - ruglucia@paho.org
para: EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org
fecha: 29 de mayo de 2009 7:59
asunto: [EQ] Report: research on poverty and inequality in London

London’s Poverty Profile

Tom MacInnes and Peter Kenway
UK City Parochial Foundation (CPF), New Policy Institute - 2009
Full report available online PDF [100p.] at: http://www.londonspovertyprofile.org.uk/downloads/LondonPovertyProfile.pdf
Summary : http://www.londonspovertyprofile.org.uk/downloads/CPF-povertysummary7-web.pdf

Website: http://www.londonspovertyprofile.org.uk/


“…..When we think of the profile of a city, what usually springs to mind is a panorama of tall buildings outlined against the sky. For most Londoners, that might be the Houses of Parliament, the Post Office Tower, Canary Wharf perhaps. Important buildings which stand for authority, power, and wealth. This report is about a different kind of profile in a different kind of London. It describes the social and economic profile of the capital, by picking out for us where poverty, deprivation and social exclusion are at their most prominent.

Like any profile, it shows us high and low points. The report reveals that in some respects London is making progress: in educational achievement, for example, the findings are encouraging. But elsewhere, and even within the shadows of the same London buildings that represent privilege, the report finds evidence of unrelieved deprivation that should concern us all. And by comparison to other cities in England, and despite its size and status, London’s record in combating some aspects of poverty is dispiritingly poor.

Poverty is to be found everywhere in London, in differing forms, with varying symptoms and of greater or lesser intensity. The strength of this report is that it shows these differences, and allows comparisons to be drawn between communities, areas and boroughs. It provides information that will allow lessons to be drawn, policies and practices to be changed, resources to be reallocated, so that lives can be improved….” Nigel Pantling, Chairman, City Parochial Foundation


Content:
Introduction and summary
Chapter one: An overview of London
Chapter two: Income poverty
Chapter three: Receiving non-work benefits
Chapter four: Income and pay inequality
Chapter five: Work and worklessness
Chapter six: Low pay and in-work benefits
Chapter seven: Ethnicity, low income and work
Chapter eight: Ill health
Chapter nine: Low educational outcomes
Chapter ten: Housing and homelessness
Tables & charts
Key Findings The top ten key findings from the research Click here for more details.
About London An introduction to London and its population. Click here for more details.
Indicators The core of this site is a set of 'indicators' that we have chosen to test how well London is tackling poverty and inequality. Each indicator is a measure of a particular issue related to poverty, against which we can measure progress (or deterioration) over time. Click here for more details.
Additional information You can also visit other sections of the site for case studies on poverty in London and news updates as the site evolves to incorporate more information

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