Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) replaced Unemployment Benefit and Income Support for unemployed people on 7th October 1996. It is payable to people under state pension age who are available for and actively seeking work. Participants in some government training schemes are able to claim JSA. In addition to signing an agreement with Job Centre Plus stipulating work restrictions and a programme for finding work a person must: be living in Gre...

Table showing numbers and rates of income support claimants. Income Support is intended to help people on low incomes who do not have to be available for employment. It can normally be claimed by people who are: - aged 16 or over; - not working or working under 16 hours per week (and/or with a partner working under 24 hours); - not required to be available for full-time employment; and - in receipt of insufficient income to meet prescr...

Incapacity Benefit (IB) replaced Sickness Benefit and Invalidity Benefit from 13 April 1995. It is paid to people who are assessed as being incapable of work and who meet certain contribution conditions. There are three rates of Incapacity Benefit. There are two short-term rates: the lower rate (IBST(L)) is paid for the first 28 weeks of sickness and the higher rate (IBST(H)) for weeks 29 to 52. The long-term rate (IBLT) applies to peo...

The age of adults (16-69) when they completed full-time continuous education, by age band. Also shows those still in education and those who never had any education. Annual Population Survey dataset is only downloadable by approved ONS researchers.  See more on the UK Data Archive website.

More than 26,500 London households have had their total benefit payment capped since the benefit cap was introduced in April 2013. Nearly half (45 per cent) of all households in Great Britain that have received reduced amounts because of the cap on the total payable, up to February 2015, were in London. Nearly 90 per cent of households with one or two children whose payments have been capped lived in London, whereas only a few...

This report uses Census data as well as other sources to give an overview of the differences in employment and economic activity between males and females in London, looking in particular detail at: What kinds of jobs men and women tend to have Age variation The effect of having children Cultural variations Click here for a blog summarising some of the key findings from the report.

Through reading this publication you will: • gain an understanding of how house prices are set in economics terms, how they are measured, and why the cost of housing matters for London’s economy and its residents • see whether incomes and earnings in London have kept pace with the costs of home ownership in London, and see how affordability may be affected by future changes in interest rates • find out about the drivers of demand for...

These datasets accompany the London Secondary Heat Study (2013) and provides an understanding of the technical potential (available heat) and deployment potential (delivered heat) of eleven key secondary heat sources in London. The accompanying reports are available on the GLA website. Data available for Middle Super Output Areas (MSOA).

Data from the Inter-Departmental Business Register, providing information on: the number of public houses and bars (SIC 56.30/2) in London, by Local Authority the employment provided by public houses and bars in London, by Local Authority the number of public houses and bars in London, by MSOA, for 2001 to 2016

Number of workplaces and employees working in industry sectors that operate in the evening or night. The "night time economy" is defined as the following Standard Industrial Classification 2007 (SIC 2007) industries: Cultural and leisure activities Activities which support night time cultural and leisure activities 24-hour health and personal social services Activities which support wider social and economic activities This data is pr...