About London In the last few years more people moved out of London than in London's population is about 15% of the whole UK population In Outer London about a third of the population is not White British About 7.6 million people lived in the 32 boroughs of London in 2008

Case Study: Zara 20 year old British citizen An example for both, the good and bad sides of London Grew up in a poor and violent household Was kicked out of home when she was 15 Had to work for being able to pay her flat (4,80 £) Went to an after school club and finished school with fantastic grades Went to university in June 2008 for studying Child Psychology Rich people can pay their way through life, whereas the poor ones got to work our way through it.

Receiving non-work benefits One in seven Londoners receive a key out-of-work benefit More JSA claimants in Outer than in Innner London but close to the national average (about 4% in November 2009) Job Seeker's Allowance is not the greatest part of out-of-work benefits in London JSA most affected by recession

Work and worklessness unemployment has been higher in London than the rest of England unemployment in Inner London used to be one-third higher than Outer London, one in four economically active young adults are unemployed, a rate around two and a half times higher than the average for the whole population One in three of London's unemployed population is aged under 25. proportion of working-age adults living in London who are in paid work (the 'work rate') is below the England average in both Inner and Outer London. London's work rate is higher than other large cities