Percentage of people on out-of-work benefits by London borough (2024 Q3 and 2023 Q3)
Last updated: March 2025
Next estimated update: May 2025
What’s this indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of working-age people (16-64) on out of work-benefits in each London borough.
What does it tell us?
The proportion of working-age Londoners on out-of-work benefits has increased in every London borough in the last year (2023 to 2024 Q3).
Enfield is the borough with the highest proportion of claimants. 20.3% of the working age population were on out-of-work benefits in August 2024, 3.5 percentage points higher than in August 2023. This is also the largest percentage point increase in claimants across all London boroughs.
Richmond-upon-Thames has the lowest overall proportion of the working-age population on out-of-work-benefits of any London borough (excluding City of London), 7.8% in August 2024.
Out-of-work benefits (2024 Q3 and 2023 Q3)
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