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I would prefer not to have debt but it's inevitable when you've got four kids. It pays for clothes for them or a new cooker.

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

Poverty In Your Area

Camden

Camden has one of the highest rates of child poverty in London and is the capital's 13th most deprived boroughs (out of the 32 boroughs in the capital).
Particular issues that Camden faces include poor quality housing, neighbourhood deprivation and crime¹.

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 Work⁶	Out of Work⁷
56%	17%	39%	57	8 (out of 133).

Number of Children and Expected Children in Temporary Accommodation ⁸

2115

Representatives:

	Name	Constituency	Political Party
London Assembly Member	Brian Cleman	Barnet and Camden	Conservative
Council Leader	Keith Moffitt	Camden	Liberal Democrat
Member of Parliament	Glenda Jackson	Hampstead and Highgate	Labour
Member of Parliament	Frank Dobson	Holborn and St Pancras	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).