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Crossrail Property Impact Study

This study by the GVA considers the potential impact on London’s property sector of the Crossrail project. It describes the scale of the project, one of the most significant infrastructure programmes ever undertaken in the UK, and suggests it will help regenerate key locations, while contributing to London’s economic growth. It considers the significant driving forces shaping the property market within which Crossrail will operate, including: current market conditions and development trends; enhancements that Crossrail will make to accessibility, quality and speed of journeys along its route; which locations will see the greatest change to existing service; current and changing perceptions of each station location; and developer and investor perceptions and views. It examines the effects of Crossrail to date on London’s property market and considers the likely effects as construction proceeds and the line opens in 2018. It looks at the opportunities for new development as a result of Crossrail. Considers central, west and east sections of the Crossrail route and examines the characteristics and current planning policy basis that would enable and support new development, intensification or changes of use. Identifies places in each section of the route where development potential is most likely to be realised.

Worklessness in London 2012

This report from GLA Intelligence looks at the recent release of Worklessness Statistics from the Office for National Statistics and presents the key messages for London.

London has among the lowest proportions of all-working households of any region in the UK, but also below average proportion of workless households.

The proportion of households in London with both working and non-working adults has been rising faster than for most of the UK, while workless households have been decreasing, particularly in Inner London.

The number of children in workless households has been falling quite sharply, but London is the only region where the proportion of children in workless households is higher than the overall proportion of households that are workless.

You can download the data behind the tables and charts from the datastore, http://data.london.gov.uk/datastore/package/worklessness-london-2012.

London Ward Well-Being Probability Scores - 2012 edition

These ward level well-being scores present a combined measure of well-being indicators of the resident population based on 12 different indicators. Where possible each indicator score is compared with the England and Wales average, which is zero. Scores over 0 indicate a higher probability that the population on average will experience better well-being according to these measures.

The scores are presented on a map, as well as in tables and charts.

Evaluation of the Islington community alcohol project: final report

This report, published in 2012 by the Cities Institute, evaluates the first nine months (April 2011 and January 2012) of the Islington Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) pilot in the local authority wards of Caledonian and Holloway which is aimed at reducing alcohol consumption among young people.

Experiences of debt and debt advice services in Islington: final report

This report, published by NatCen in 2012, investigates the attitudes of Islington residents to debt, their related behaviours and their views on and experiences of debt help and advice services.

Evaluating Mental Health Projects in Islington and Camden - User Focused Monitoring

User Focused Monitoring (UFM) was developed at the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health and is a departure from the traditional way of evaluating services. The initiative was led by a qualified researcher and a long-term user of both inpatient and community mental health services. The idea of UFM is that if the evaluation of services was genuinely to reflect the concerns and views of the people who use them rather than those of providers, then users should lead the process at every stage.

UFM at Peter Bedford evaluates mental health services in Camden and Islington Primary Care Trust, and is currently made of eleven researchers, called Auditors, who are current or former mental health service users.

To view the reports they have produced click here

Ward level summary measures of deprivation and the older people's and children's indices

To supplement the published government data from the Indices of Deprivation 2010, GLA Intelligence has produced further measures at ward and borough level for London.

Northumberland Park ward in Haringey and Stonebridge ward in Brent are the only two wards in London that appear in the most deprived ten London wards on every summary measure of the IMD.

Overall, Tower Hamlets has the highest proportions of both children and older people in income deprivation, while Westminster includes the wards with both the highest and lowest proportion of children in income deprivation.

London Assembly Constituency Profiles 2012

This report provides a summary of demographic and related data for each Greater London Assembly constituency. The profiles are designed to provide an overview of each area by combining data on a range of themes. Each constituency is compared to equivalent statistics for Greater London.

GLA Working Paper 53 - Tourism in London

http://www.london.gov.uk/publication/working-paper-53-tourism-london?utm_campaign=wp53&utm_medium=email&utm_source=GLA+Economics

Tourism supports 226,000 jobs in London and £6.6 billion of ‘tourism direct GVA’ is attributable to the capital.

Effects of the Affordable Rent Product

This report was commissioned by the London Borough of Islington to examine the potential effects of the introduction of a new form of affordable housing, which is to be known as Affordable Rent (AR).

 AR is designed to replace social rented properties let at target rents and on secure tenancies. It will be let on tenancies of circa five years, with the property potentially then relet to another tenant if the incumbent is deemed no longer in need. More importantly, the rent will be set at “up to 80% of market rents”. The policy will cover new build properties and up to 50% of relets.

Under current policy conditions, “full” Housing Benefit will cover the rent irrespective of what level it is set at, minimising the impact (although it should be noted that a significant minority of new social housing tenants are in work and/or not in receipt of state aid). However, from 2013 the Government will introduce a household benefit cap set at the national average wage; those with benefit allocations exceeding this level will see their income docked by the excess, and many may not be able to make up the shortfall.