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I get it all out [of the bank] when it comes in and then I have to make it last for the whole week. This week I had £7.50 to last for the whole weekend.

Woman with children

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

Poverty In Your Area

Merton

Merton has below average levels of deprivation; it is the 28th most deprived borough in London and only has the 24th highest level of child poverty (out of the 32 boroughs in the capital). However inequality is high demonstrating that pockets of concentrated deprivation exist.
In particular, disadvantage in the living environment is the key driver of deprivation in the borough ¹.

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
38%	18%	20%	222	0(out of 124).

Number of Children and Expected Children in Temporary Accommodation ⁸

114

Representatives:

	Name	Constituency	Political Party
London Assembly Member	Richard Travey	Merton & Wandsworth	Conservative
Council Leader	David Williams	Merton	Conservative
Member of Parliament	Siobhain McDonagh	Mitcham & Morden	Labour
Member of Parliament	Stephen Hammond	Wimbledon	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).