Child Poverty in LondonLocal Authorities Ranked
15.6% of children in London live in relative low-income families, before housing costs (2025).
All 33 local authorities in London, ranked by children in low-income families. Data: Department for Work and Pensions (2022 to 2025), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open the interactive map| Rank | Local authority | Children in low-income families |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tower Hamlets | 26.7% |
| 2 | Newham | 23.0% |
| 3 | Barking and Dagenham | 23.0% |
| 4 | Hackney | 21.2% |
| 5 | Islington | 19.4% |
| 6 | Brent | 18.5% |
| 7 | Southwark | 18.4% |
| 8 | Waltham Forest | 18.2% |
| 9 | Greenwich | 17.2% |
| 10 | Lambeth | 17.0% |
| 11 | Redbridge | 16.6% |
| 12 | Haringey | 16.5% |
| 13 | Hounslow | 16.5% |
| 14 | Croydon | 16.4% |
| 15 | Camden | 16.4% |
| 16 | Ealing | 15.7% |
| 17 | Lewisham | 15.5% |
| 18 | Enfield | 15.2% |
| 19 | Hillingdon | 15.1% |
| 20 | Harrow | 14.0% |
| 21 | Havering | 13.2% |
| 22 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 12.9% |
| 23 | Westminster | 12.7% |
| 24 | Wandsworth | 12.6% |
| 25 | Merton | 11.6% |
| 26 | Bexley | 11.4% |
| 27 | Barnet | 11.2% |
| 28 | Sutton | 10.4% |
| 29 | Bromley | 8.2% |
| 30 | Kingston upon Thames | 8.0% |
| 31 | Kensington and Chelsea | 8.0% |
| 32 | City of London | 6.9% |
| 33 | Richmond upon Thames | 5.2% |