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Hannah Aldridge New Policy Institute hannah.aldridge@npi.org.uk Housing and Poverty in London
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London’s Poverty Profile Uses official data to monitor poverty trends in London Funded by Trust for London, printed publication available, data online: www.londonspovertyprofile.org.uk www.londonspovertyprofile.org.uk Poverty defined as: less than 60% of median income, after housing costs
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London’s long-term poverty trends Number of people in poverty in London has risen from 1.9m to 2.2m over the last decade, mainly due to population growth but underneath that poverty has transformed
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London’s long-term poverty trends Typical Londoner in poverty now: in working family, in private rented accommodation, in Outer London
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Tenure in London Inner London has largest private rented sector but is distinct for size of social rent stock
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The rise poverty in the PRS Its not just working age adults – children are at the sharp end of London’s housing crisis
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Adequacy of PRS housing Poor quality 30% of PRS non-decent (15% of SRS) Insecure Two thirds of private renters have lived in their current home less than three years (the social rent average is 11 years) Expensive Average weekly private rent £1,600pm; for social rent its £500pm needs don’t match means – and children lose out
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Role of Housing benefit 75% are in work, up from 50% in 2011; (compares to 55% in Rest of England) HB increasingly a an in-work family benefit in London
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Local housing allowance claimants with children Highest levels aren’t in Inner London Numerous clusters across Outer London
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Issues for London PRS is dominant market but unfit for purpose Housing benefit is increasing importance as in- work benefit Need for affordable housing product that is: Affordable for families with children Doesn’t require savings to access Is financially sustainable or acts as a transition tenure to something that is Preventative? ‘generation rent’
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