Housing
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According to recent Studies the number of rooms/dwellings per person in London has fallen for the first time in the last century in 2001-2011 raising public concern of access to housing and affordable renting in London. This is particularly evident as the growth in the number of private rents has increased considerably over the last decade as illustrated in Figure 1 with most boroughs experiencing an incredible increase in the number of private renting. This is due to the fact that housing costs are increasing at rapid rates and therefore prompting households to seek alternatives to buying a home. This however raises concern over the combination of deteriorating conditions of private housing and expensive rates. In fact, it has been recognised that around 30% of private housing fails to meet the "decent home" standard thus exposing the most vulnerable tenants to poor living and health & safety conditions including the lack of essential repair, short tenancy contracts and sudden eviction.
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Employment
Unemployment is particularly prevalent in the boroughs of Barking and Westminster with around 10% of the population being unemployed in these boroughs. Studies have also shown that ethnic inequalities differ by London borough with Lambeth and Tower Hamlets demonstrating the highest levels of employment inequality for ethnic minorities. In fact, all boroughs show worse outcomes for ethnic minorities and these negative outcomes have rarely changed over the years.
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The Claimant count, an alternative indicator of levels of unemployment figures by considering the rate of populations seeking Job-Seekers Allowance ,also illustrates a similar picture whereby Hackney and Haringey are the leading boroughs in the number of claimants seeking Job-seeking allowances due to being unemployed despite actively seeking employment.