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There are things in this life that I can't afford, like my children can't do some activities because I can't afford it. It is the way that I don't have options. As a mum I would like to have the best for my kids and some times I feel frustrated about that.

Woman with children

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

Poverty In Your Area

Croydon

Croydon has above-average levels of deprivation when compared with other London boroughs, with five wards in the borough ranked as being in the top 10% most deprived wards in the UK . Croydon also has the 18th highest level of child poverty in London (out of the 32 boroughs in the capital).
Problems of disadvantage in housing and crime are particular causes 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 Work⁶	Out of Work⁷
45%	19%	26%	125	5 (out of 220).

Number of Children and Expected Children in Temporary Accommodation ⁸

2880

Representatives:

	Name	Constituency	Political Party
London Assembly Member	Stephen O'Connell	Croydon and Sutton	Conservative
Council Leader	Mike Fisher	Croydon	Conservative
Member of Parliament	Andrew Pelling	Croydon Central	Conservative
Member of Parliament	Malcolm Wicks	Croydon North	Labour
Member of Parliament	Richard Ottaway	Croydon South	Conservative

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).