Tag
universal credit
Topic
Income, Poverty and Welfare
In-work poverty in London
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated about 1 year ago
This work looks at in-work poverty in London between 1996 and 2023. It provides an overview of the links between working-age poverty and employment participation at the individual and household levels in the capital. Some key findings include: Poverty has changed. There are now more people in poverty in London who are in a working family than in a workless...
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...