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High levels of unemployment, social exclusion, crime, deprivation and homelessness combine to create major challenges for London’s boroughs.

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Lambeth

Lambeth is one of the ten most deprived London boroughs¹ and has the 7th highest level of child poverty in London ².
Particular issues that Lambeth faces include high levels of unemployment, disadvantage in income, health and crime as well as a poor living environment ³.

Children in Low Income Families⁴	Breakdown of Children in Low Income Families⁵		Rank of Local Authority⁶(Out of 354 - where 1 is the most deprived borough in England ).	Number of Deprived Wards in the Borough⁷
	In Work⁸	Out of Work⁹
59%	22%	37%	19	26 (out of 177)

Number of Children and Expected Children in Temporary Accommodation ¹⁰

2578

Representatives:

	Name	Constituency	Political Party
London Assembly Member	Valerie Shawcross	Lambeth & Southwark	Labour
Council Leader	Steve Reed	Lambeth	Labour
Member of Parliament	Tessa Jowell	Dulwich & West Norwood	Labour
Member of Parliament	Keith Hill	Streatham	Labour
Member of Parliament	Kate Hoey	Vauxhall	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/ .
Based on figures provided by the child poverty toolkit ( www.childpovertytoolkit.org.uk ).
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. Figures provided by the child poverty toolkit ( www.childpovertytoolkit.org.uk )
Out of Work: Receiving Workless Benefits – Job Seekers Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Income Support or Carer's Allowance. Figures provided by the child poverty toolkit ( www.childpovertytoolkit.org.uk )
Figures provided by Shelter (2008).