Is AI already reshaping the job market for young Londoners?
Read our new analysis into London's rising youth unemployment rate: bit.ly/4ppx8AP
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Is AI already reshaping the job market for young Londoners?
Read our new analysis into London's rising youth unemployment rate: bit.ly/4ppx8AP
We are proud to be part of the Five Basics Campaign, fighting for the most fundamental amenities that every household should have.
@trustforlondon.bsky.social
advicenow.org.uk/advicenow-joins-london-wide-campaign-minimum-standards-temporary-accommodation
🤝 New Publication > The Fair Work Agency Briefing
The Fair Work Agency is a new enforcement body for workers rights.
What needs to be true for the FWA to succeed?
Read our briefing with @trustforlondon.bsky.social as we lay out core principles for success:
centreforlondon.org/publication/...
Ealing Law Centre and South West London Law Centres are taking joint action to tackle #housing injustice. Both are backing @trustforlondon.bsky.social's campaign to Fix the Five Basics, which highlights the unacceptable conditions many families face in temporary accommodation. (1/2)
These figures ones again underline the scale of London's housing crisis - a city where 1 in 50 residents are living in temporary accommodation, and more than 300,000 households are on social housing waiting lists.
Explore data on London's Poverty Profile: trustforlondon.org.uk/data/rough-s...
The number of women seen sleeping rough in London has also increased significantly - 2,149 in 2024/25, more than 3x higher than 2011/12.
Female homelessness is also significantly underreported, research by @shpcharity.bsky.social & Solace Women's Aid shows.
The picture of rough sleeping is changing too.
In 2011/12, 71% of people seen sleeping rough in London were white - now a majority (53%) are from minoritised backgrounds.
27% of rough sleepers in the capital are Black- up from 15% 5 years ago.
More than 13,000 people were seen sleeping rough on the streets of London in 2024/25 - the highest on record.
This is almost 4x higher than 15 years ago, in 2008/2009, and a 10% increase in just 12 months.
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A windfall tax on banks on banks could raise more than *£11 billion*
That's enough to cover the cost of the welfare u-turn AND scrapping the two-child benefit cap
Catch us in The Mirror today 👇 and add your name 👉bit.ly/taxthebanks
www.mirror.co.uk/mon...
This has had great reach. Let's ensure the output of the consultation clearly considers the responses given
Find out more about the campaign: www.fixthefivebasics.org
@z2ktrust.bsky.social @advicenow.bsky.social @citizensuk.org,
The campaign will lead up to the May 2026 local elections.
We want to collaborate with local authorities for practical solutions, to make stays in temporary accommodation healthier, safer and better for everyone.
London councils are already spending £90 million a month on temporary accommodation.
But with many residents living without these most basic amenities, it’s time to demand better value for councils and for communities.
Grassroots organisations have been heading to town halls across the capital calling on local authorities to commit to ensuring all families in TA are able to do five basic things:
1️⃣ Cook a meal
2️⃣ Wash clothes
3️⃣ Get online
4️⃣ Safely store belongings
5️⃣ Understand their housing situation
Three men stand together, holding signs that say 'I support the five basics for temporary accommodation' and 'fix the five basics'. Below this are icons representing washing, cooking, wifi, information and storage.
Could you get through a regular week without a kitchen, or a washing machine or WiFi?
Many of us couldn’t. But thousands of families in temporary accommodation are having to – often for months or even years.
So with the Better TA Alliance, we’ve launched a new campaign: Fix the Five Basics...
2/2 A truly Fair Work Agency must reflect the realities of migrant workers—and commit to practical solutions that address their specific challenges. Inclusion, protection, and accountability must be at its core.
This will play out within boroughs, too, with deep inequality often on the same street.
Explore poverty and inequality for all of London's boroughs: bit.ly/3I8LYuT
This data illustrates how, in London, wealth and poverty sit side by side
Richmond, one of the most affluent parts of the city, borders with Hounslow, which has higher levels of poverty.
A map showing London boroughs with significantly above-average poverty levels compared to the England average in 2023/24. Most London boroughs have poverty levels well above the national average.
Across London as a whole, a majority of boroughs (20 out of 32) have significantly higher levels of poverty than the England average.
Only two have lower - Bromley and Richmond.
A map showing London boroughs with significantly below-average poverty levels in 2023/24, relative to the London average. Boroughs with lower poverty are generally found in the south and outer west of London.
Lower levels of poverty are more often in London's outer boroughs - particularly in the Southern edges of the city.
A map showing London boroughs with significantly above-average poverty levels in 2023/24, relative to the London average. High poverty levels are especially concentrated in north, east, and parts of west London.
Boroughs with higher levels of poverty are largely north of the river - especially in Inner and East London.
One in four Londoners are in poverty. This makes London the city with the highest poverty levels in England.
But even within the city, there is huge inequality - some of the wealthiest parts of the country, alongside some of the poorest.
A map showing poverty levels by London borough, with boroughs shaded to indicate whether they are above or below the London average. Most outer boroughs have poverty levels below the London average, while higher poverty is concentrated in parts of north and east London
Which London boroughs have higher levels of poverty? How does the picture of inequality differ across boroughs?
The latest data on London's borough level poverty...
"Promotional graphic for a free webinar titled 'Minimum Income Standard for London: Report Launch and Q&A.' The event is scheduled for 10 July at 3.30pm. Key questions to be discussed include: How much does it cost to live in London? How many Londoners are falling short? How can we use this data to call for change? Includes a call to action: 'Secure your free spot now.'
Half of London children growing up without enough for a basic standard of living, our new Minimum Income Standard report shows.
Join our free webinar to hear from the report’s author, Matt Padley, who'll explore the key findings and how we can use the data to drive change.
bit.ly/3TiB73G
This government is planning to cut the benefits available for disabled people. Why? To make savings to meet their arbitrary fiscal rules.
Not only is this cruel - it's doesn't make economic sense.
www.ft.com/content/a227...
At a time when millions of Londoners are struggling to get by, the cuts will only serve to push many - including hundreds of thousands of Disabled people - into impossible situations.
The government cannot balance the books on the backs of sick and Disabled people.
We welcome the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan's intervention and the growing opposition from MPs to the government's proposed £5bn cuts to health and sickness benefits.
Lots of news today about a large number of Labour MPs voicing their opposition to planned welfare cuts.
The proposed benefit cuts will hit the most vulnerable, and push many thousands of people into poverty
With the vote planned for next week, use @z2ktrust.bsky.social's tool to write to your MP 👇
A Better Vision for Temporary Accommodation - a vital new report from Justlife, which explores actions to tackle the temporary accommodation crisis.
www.justlife.org.uk/news/2025/la...
