London needs

Over half of Inner London children live in poverty after housing costs.

London’s 7.4 million people speak 300 languages between them.

20% of London’s older people live in income deprived households.

More than half of England’s severely overcrowded households are in London. More than 260,000 children in London live in households without enough bedrooms. In the worst hit London wards, one in four
households is overcrowded.

London’s £162 billion economy is larger than that of countries such as Finland and Greece, and accounts for 17% of the UK’s GDP.

London is the most polluted city in the UK and one of the worst in Europe. Every day, eleven million trips are made in the capital
by car or motorcycle.

There are an estimated 45,000 crack cocaine users in London.

There are 288,000 unemployed people in London, more than in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland put together.

An estimated 686,000 people of working age in London have no qualifications. Some 20% of Londoners have low literacy levels and 48% low numeracy levels.

London attracts more than 27 million tourists each year who add round £15 billion to the London economy.

Our grants from
the Foundation
have really helped BONABOTO to engage in community work in Southwark.