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

Poverty In Your Area

Greenwich

Greenwich has high levels of deprivation, ranking as the 8th most deprived borough in London and has the 10th highest level of child poverty (out of the 32 boroughs in the capital).
Problems of disadvantage in income, health and crime are particularly 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 Borough ⁵
	In Work⁶	Out of Work⁷
55%	19%	35%	24	130(out of 143).

Number of Children and Expected Children in Temporary Accommodation ⁸

493

Representatives:

	Name	Constituency	Political Party
London Assembly Member	Len Duvall	Greenwich & Lewisham	Labour
Council Leader	Chris Roberts	Greenwich	Labour
Member of Parliament	Clive Efford	Eltham	Labour
Member of Parliament	John Austin	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour
Member of Parliament	Nick Raynsford	Greenwich & Woolwich	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).