Number of children in poverty by housing tenure in London (2004/05 - 2022/23)
Last updated: August 2024
Next estimated update: June 2025
What does this indicator show?
This indicator shows the number of children growing up in poverty in London, split by their housing tenure.
What does it tell us?
Since 2004/05, the number of children in poverty in London who live in private rented accommodation has increased almost threefold to its current level of 280,000 in 2022/23. The proportion of children in poverty in London who live in the private rented sector has increased from 17% in 2004/05 to 42% in 2022/23. (Note: data are excluded for 2020/21 due to survey quality concerns because of COVID-19.)
While the number of children in poverty in this group has increased, the poverty rate within this group has decreased over the years; in 2004/05 the poverty rate for children in private rented accommodation in London was 56% and in 2022/23 it was 47%. This reflects the increasing reliance on the private rented sector to provide Londoners with homes.
270,000 children in London living in the social rented sector were growing up in poverty in 2022/23. This is the lowest number since 2013/14. But the poverty rate among this group is still the highest amongst all the tenure types at 58%. In other words, more than one in two children in social housing in London is in poverty.
Overall, more than eight in ten (82%) children in poverty in London live in either the social or private rented sectors.
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