APPENDIX D: STATISTICS ON POVERTY IN LONDON This appendix provides data about the low-income population in the City of London. The data are gathered from Poverty Trends in London18 and the London’s Anti-Poverty Strategy Literature Review19. Some data sources are older due to limitations in available data.
WHO IS MOST LIKELY EXPERIENCING POVERTY? The following populations in London are more likely to be at risk of living in poverty as a result of having low income:
• Lone parent families particularly • • • •
• People with disabilities or mental
those led by women health issues. • Indigenous peoples Children and youth • Newcomers Older adults • Ethno-cultural and ethno-racial groups Working poor • Women Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer
Further, in London, a 2011 National Household Survey reveals that the prevalence of low income varies across age groups20: 20.9% for individuals less than 18 years of age 21.7% for individuals less than 6 years of age 17.3% for individuals 18 to 64 years of age 7.9% for individuals 65 years of age and over
18 http://londoncyn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Poverty-Trends-in-London.pdf 19 https://www.london.ca/About-London/community-statistics/social-issues/Documents/Poverty%20in%20London.pdf 20 http://www.london.ca/About-London/community-statistics/social-issues/Documents/10-%20income%20and %20earnings.pdf
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