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I can't speak English and I have problems... I can't work and I worry about providing for my children. I would love to go to work and I am now trying to find a new [job].

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

Poverty In Your Area

Islington

Islington has one of the highest rates of child poverty in London and is one of the top ten most deprived boroughs both in London and nationally¹.
Particular issues that Islington faces include health, crime, poor natural environment and housing².
Islington has the highest rate of children in care in the UK .

Children in Low Income Families ³	Breakdown of Children in Low Income Families ⁴		Rank of Local Authority ⁵ (Out of 354 - where 1 is the most deprived borough in England ).	Number of Deprived Wards in the Borough ⁶
	In Work ⁷	Out of Work ⁸
61%	16%	45%	8	31 (out of 118)

Number of Children and Expected Children in Temporary Accommodation ⁹

1637

Representatives:

	Name	Constituency	Political Party
London Assembly Member	Jeanette Arnold (also leader of Assembly)	North East	Labour
Council Leader	James Kempton	Islington	Liberal Democrat
Member of Parliament	Jeremy Corbyn	Islington North	Labour
Member of Parliament	Emily Thornberry	Islington South & Finsbury	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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Government Office for London , http://www.go-london.gov.uk/boroughinfo/ .
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).