LOW INCOME LONDONERS AND WELFARE REFORM A DATA LED INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF POVERTY 1 Call 0330 088 9242 | Email
[email protected] | Visit www.policyinpractice.co.ukPHASE ONE FINDINGS, JUNE 2017 Contents Foreword by Jane Mansour ................................................................................................................................ 3 Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Tracking living standards for low-income households ................................................................................... 6 Approach and objectives .................................................................................................................................. 6 The scope of work ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Headline findings: The current situation in January 2017 .............................................................................. 7 Level of employment among low-income Londoners ............................................................. 7 Differences in tenure composition between inner and outer boroughs ............................... 7 Outer London boroughs are hardest hit by welfare reforms ................................................... 8 Living standards should take needs into account ...................................................................