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The flat is the biggest negative - it's too small and we're on top of each other. Not working is a problem as well. I can't change the housing situation because we don't earn enough for a motgage and we aren't priority housing candidates.

Woman with children

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

Poverty In Your Area

Bexley

Bexley has below average levels of deprivation compared with other London boroughs and has only the 27th highest level of child poverty in London (out of the 32 boroughs in the capital). However levels of inequality are high suggesting there are pockets of concentrated deprivation within the borough.
In particular, educational disadvantage is a significant driver 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 Borough ⁵
	In Work ⁶	Out of Work ⁷
34%	15%	19%	194	0 (out of 146).

Number of Children and Expected Children in Temporary Accommodation⁸

455

Representatives:

	Name	Constituency	Political Party
London Assembly Member	James Cleverly	Bexley and Bromley	Conservative
Acting Council Leader	Teresa O'Neill	Bexley	Conservative
Member of Parliament	David Evennett	Bexleyheath and Crayford	Conservative
Member of Parliament	John Austin	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour
Member of Parliament	Derek Conway	Old Bexley and Sidcup	Independent

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).