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It is true that London is a very unequal city, and has become much more unequal over the last 30 years, and that this rise in inequality is due at least in part to aspects of the capital’s economy. But inequality is one thing and poverty is another. Even in the most unequal city in the UK there is no reason why any child should be in poverty.

Capital Gains: The London Child Poverty Commission’s Final Report (2008)

Poverty In Your Area

Barking And Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham has high levels of deprivation. It has the 7 th highest proportion of children living in low income families and has been identified as the 7 th most deprived borough in London (out of the 32 boroughs in the capital) .
Problems of disadvantage in education, income, health and crime are all significant drivers of deprivation in the borough¹.

Children in Low Income Families²	Breakdown of Children in Low Income Families³		Rank of Local Authority⁴ (Out of 354 - where 1 is the most deprived borough in England ).	Number of Deprived Wards in the Borough⁵
	In Work⁶	Out of Work⁷
59%	21%	38%	22	13 (out of 109).

Number of Children and Expected Children in Temporary Accommodation⁸

975

Representatives:

	Name	Constituency	Political Party
London Assembly Member	John Biggs	City and East	Labour
Council Leader	Charles Fairbass	Barking & Dagenham	Labour
Member of Parliament	Margaret Hodge	Barking	Labour
Member of Parliament	Jon Cruddas	Dagenham	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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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).