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If it was down to me I would send my children to a private secondary school. My eldest daughter is really smart and I want her to have all the best opportunities. All I can give my children is love... I can't afford to do things for them. Lack of money - it's the only thing

Woman with children

Invisible Islington: A report by the Cripplegate Foundation (2008)

Poverty In Your Area

Lewisham

Lewisham has one of the highest rates of child poverty in London and is the 11th most deprived borough (out of the 32 boroughs in the capital)¹.
Particular issues that Lewisham faces include high levels of unemployment, disadvantage in income, health and crime, low levels of educational attainment and a poor natural environment ².

Children in Low Income Families ³	Breakdown of Children in Low Income Families ⁴		Rank of Local Authority ⁵ (Out of 354 - where 1 is the most deprived borough in England ).	Number of Deprived Wards in the Borough ⁶
	In Work ⁷	Out of Work ⁸
55%	21%	35%	24	30 (out of 143)

Number of Children and Expected Children in Temporary Accommodation ⁹

2808

Representatives:

	Name	Constituency	Political Party
London Assembly Member	Len Duvall	Greenwich & Lewisham	Labour
Elected Mayor	Sir Steve Bullock	Lewisham	Labour
Member of Parliament	Joan Ruddock	Lewisham Deptford	Labour
Member of Parliament	Bridget Prentice	Lewisham East	Labour
Member of Parliament	Jim David	Lewisham West	Labour

For more information about the borough please visit:

www.childpovertytoolkit.org.uk which provides up-to-date child poverty data, advice on child poverty proofing practices and good practice examples from Local Authorities around England .
http://www.go-london.gov.uk/boroughinfo/ which provides direct links to key information and statistics about your borough supplied by government departments and the Office for National Statistics. These include census information, performance indicators and school performance statistics.

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Government Office for London , http://www.go-london.gov.uk/boroughinfo/ .
The State of the Borough, An Economic Social and Environmental Profile, 2007, The local futures group, http://www.capitalambition.gov.uk/
Source: HM Revenue and Customs (latest data – 2006). Provided by the Child Poverty Toolkit ( www.childpovertytoolkit.org.uk ).
Source: HM Revenue and Customs (latest data – 2006). Provided by the Child Poverty Toolkit ( www.childpovertytoolkit.org.uk ).
Provided by Government Office for London ( http://www.go-london.gov.uk/boroughinfo/ ). Rank of Local Authority out of 354 local authorities in England (where 1 is the most deprived).
Provided by Government Office for London ( http://www.go-london.gov.uk/boroughinfo/ ). Number of Wards that fall in the top 10% most deprived wards in England .
In Work: Receiving Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit
Out of Work: Receiving Workless Benefits – Job Seekers Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Income Support or Carer's Allowance.
Figures provided by Shelter (2008).