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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

Sutton

Sutton is one of the least deprived boroughs in London; it is the 30th most deprived borough in London and has only the 29th 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, the borough experiences problems of disadvantage in housing and in the living environment¹.

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
31%	14%	17%	234	0(out of 121).

Number of Children and Expected Children in Temporary Accommodation ⁸

561

Representatives:

	Name	Constituency	Political Party
London Assembly Member	Stephen O'Connell	Croydon and Sutton	Conservative
Council Leader	Sean Brennan	Sutton	Liberal Democrat
Member of Parliament	Tom Brake	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat
Member of Parliament	Paul Burstow	Sutton & Cheam	Liberal Democrat

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).