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City of London

The City of London (often just called ‘the City’) is the historic heart of the capital and is now one of the world’s leading financial centres. It is not a borough but is instead run by the historic City of London Corporation and is the smallest local authority in London, both in terms of area (just over a square mile) and resident population (8,618 according to 2021's Census). With such a small population, it is not possible to collate many accurate measures of poverty.

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City of London indicator rankings

Living standards

Income deprivation

Income deprivation (relative to London overall)

0.42

Better compared to all London Boroughs ( 1)

Average compared to England (0.8)

People

Work

Benefits

Out-of-work benefits

5.6%

Better compared to all London Boroughs (12.8%)

Better compared to England (13.1%)

Shared opportunity

Housing

Evictions

Repossessions per 1,000 households

0.93

Better compared to all London Boroughs (2.42)

Average compared to England (1.51)

Homeless acceptances

Main homelessness duty owed per 1,000 households

0.92

Average compared to all London Boroughs (0.93)

(Data not available)

Housing affordability

Median rent as a percentage of median pay

68.3%

Worse compared to all London Boroughs (46.4%)

Worse compared to England (24.9%)

Housing delivery

Average net affordable, social and discounted housing completions

2

Worse compared to all London Boroughs (353)

(Data not available)

Rough sleeping

People seen sleeping rough by outreach

482

Average compared to all London Boroughs (219)

(Data not available)

Temporary accommodation

Households in temporary accommodation per 1,000

6.77

Average compared to all London Boroughs (16.62)

Average compared to England (4.39)