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Income, Poverty and Welfare
Researching Community Collecting During COVID-19
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated almost 5 years ago
The Community Engagement team at the Greater London Authority (GLA) commissioned this report to identify and examine past and present projects which involve collecting Londoners experiences of COVID-19 through a variety of creative and non-traditional materials. The purpose of the report is to: provide an overview of projects and activities which record Londoners COVID-19 stories and experiences. outline who is...
Learning lessons from previous pandemic-related and other shocks
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated over 5 years ago
The purpose of this report is to collate literature on the health, social, community, economic and environmental impacts of epidemics, pandemics and other shocks that have had large-scale impacts on different countries and cities internationally. The literature review will help to answer the question, “What could an effective, evidence-based, long-term plan to drive London’s recovery from the impacts of the...
COVID-19 and London's Economy - impacts and economic outlook
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Added over 5 years ago
This paper summarises the latest evidence and analysis on the impacts of COVID-19 on London’s economy so far and on the economic outlook so that key actors and stakeholders engaged in responding to the pandemic can have a readily available evidence base to inform policy responses.
Map of Community Views
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated over 5 years ago
Image: Snapshot from the Map of Community Views To understand different communities’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Mayor for Social Integration, Social Mobility and Community Engagement, Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard and the GLA Community Engagement Team convened a series of virtual roundtable conversations and community meetings with groups and community leaders between April and September 2020. These conversations covered a...
Briefing - Universal Credit and Disabled Londoners
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Added over 5 years ago
Disabled Londoners have been disproportionately impacted by changes to the tax and benefits system and the introduction of Universal Credit (UC) has hit disabled Londoners particularly hard. Cuts to civil society organisations and Local Authority budgets have also reduced support for disabled Londoners.This research provides an insight into the ecosystem of organisations in London offering support to disability benefit claimants...
Experiences of Food Insecurity amongst Older Londoners before and during COVID-19
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated over 5 years ago
Qualitative research with older Londoners undertaken by the GLA exploring: The causes of food insecurity and malnutrition amongst older Londoners, including the impact of coronavirus The experiences of older Londoners experiencing food insecurity and its impact on general well-being The extent to which the diets (including water intake) of older Londoners are monitored/discussed The extent to which older Londoners understand...
Indices of Deprivation
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)
Updated about 6 years ago
This page contains all the English Indices of Deprivation (ID) data for London at LSOA and borough level for the latest release (ID2019) as published by central government back to 2010. Also posted here are some ward level summary data for London for the latest release (ID2019) and from 2007.Accompanying notes are included in the files. Please take the time...
Cumulative Impact Assessment of Welfare Reform in London
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated over 6 years ago
This analysis assesses the impact of national changes to the tax and welfare system since 2010 on households in London, using analysis commissioned by the GLA City Intelligence Unit and delivered by Landman Economics. The analysis uses micro-simulation modelling techniques to assess the impact on household incomes in London of changes made to welfare, personal taxes and the introduction of...
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Evidence Base for London
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated over 6 years ago
The Mayor has a role to play in leading, shaping and responding to changes in London through the work of the GLA group. Inclusive London: the Mayor's equality, diversity and inclusion strategy sets out how he will help address the inequalities, barriers and discrimination experienced by groups protected by the Equality Act 2010, as well as wider issues. These include...
Exploring how to measure social integration using digital and online data
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated over 6 years ago
As part of the Mayor's Social Integration Strategy published in March 2018, one of the commitments was to develop a more comprehensive set of measures for social integration and to carry out bespoke and innovative data collection for London to achieve this.This scoping study conducted by the Centre for Analysis of Social Media at Demos and commissioned by the GLA...