The Wealth Gap In London

This GLA Intelligence Update takes a brief look at evidence around the wealth gap in London and examines how this has changed in recent years.

Key Findings

• There is a significant gap between the rich and poor in London, both in terms of their wealth and their income.
• A higher proportion of the wealthiest households are in the South East of England than in London.
• Pension wealth accounts for more than half the wealth of the richest ten per cent of the population.
• In London, the tenth of the population with the highest income have weekly income after housing costs of over £1,000 while people in the lowest tenth have under £94 per week.
• The gap between rich and poor is growing, with the difference between the average income for the second highest tenth and second lowest tenth growing around 14 per cent more than inflation since 2003.

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本份 GLA 智能化情报更新简要审视了伦敦财富差距的相关证据，并探讨了近年来这一差距的变化情况。

主要发现
• 伦敦贫富差距显著，无论是财富还是收入，均存在巨大鸿沟。
• 在英格兰东南部，富裕家庭的比例高于伦敦。
• 养老金财富占人口最富有的十分之一人口财富的一半以上。
• 在伦敦，收入最高的十分之一人口在扣除住房成本后的每周收入超过1000英镑，而收入最低的十分之一人口每周收入不足94英镑。
• 贫富差距正在扩大，自2003年以来，第二高收入十分之一与第二低收入十分之一的平均收入差距增长速度比通货膨胀高出约14%。

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