Income, Poverty and Welfare

The  State of London report  brings together over 100 datasets about life in the capital – covering its economy, environment, housing market, and social outcomes such as health and education, among many other topics.  Published annually by the GLA’s City Intelligence Unit, the report’s ten chapters provide an array of charts and data, organised around the outcomes...

The Inclusive Talent Strategy (ITS) sets out our vision for a fairer, more inclusive approach to workforce development across London. To ensure the strategy is grounded in robust insight and reflects the voices of Londoners and businesses, we have compiled a comprehensive set of supporting materials on this page.  Evidence Base: The detailed evidence base draws on a wide...

Co-designed and co-created with Londoners, the Civic Strength Index was developed by The Young Foundation in 2021 and funded by the GLA. It helps London boroughs and organisations support discussions about the strengths of their communities and consider how to build on them. Following expert review by WPI Economics, a second version of the index, with updated data and a more...

This dataset supports the Mayor's equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategy published in 2018. It brings together publicly available data relevant to equalities in London into a series of measures. These will be updated over time to monitor the delivery of the strategy. After the Covid-19 pandemic struck in 2020, there was a need to capture and bring together appropriate data...

The GLA Grants Dataset contains data relating to grants which have been awarded by the GLA since 2013. The dataset uses the 360 Giving Standard, to ensure the data is clear and accessible. This dataset can also be accessed on the 360 giving navigation site GrantNav, which allows grant-makers and others to explore how grants are used, areas of commonality...

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...

The ESOL Planning Map, first published in September 2021, is based on the English language proficiency dataset from the Census of 2021, specifically the 'little' or 'no English' categories (combined). It aims to support ESOL providers, funders, commissioners and policymakers with ESOL planning and policymaking. The map includes information on local ESOL providers funded via the Mayor’s Adult...

In 2018-19 the GLA first undertook a Survey of Londoners. At the time it provided vital evidence on Londoners that had never been collected before in such detail.  In 2021-22, the GLA conducted another Survey of Londoners, following the same methodology as the Survey of Londoners 2018-19, an online and paper self-completion survey of adults aged 16 and over in London. The...

An archive of Briefings and Updates published in 2006 by the GLA's Data Management and Analysis Group. These Briefings cover a range of topics including demography, census analysis, education, and London's labour market. Briefings from other years are available here: DMAG Report Archive – London Datastore

In September 2023, Learning and Work was commissioned by the GLA to conduct research into the impact of the rising cost of living on London’s adult education landscape.     GLA data shows that in 2023, 17% of Londoners were ‘struggling financially’, and another 30% were ‘just about managing’. Increased inflation also impacted the cost of doing business for London’s skills providers and...