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. Click on the report below to read The data included in the report is available to download here

Declaration of expenses incurred by Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Directors and Advisors. This currently links to the existing PDF and RTF documents on the GLA website. We are working on making this data available in a more easy to use format. Related link: https://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/greater-london-authority-gla/spending-money-wisely/salaries-expenses-benefits-and-workforce

These reports from the GLA Intelligence Unit look at the London figures from the DWP's households below average income series, on which the government's official poverty targets are based. This dataset is one of the Greater London Authority's measures of Economic Fairness. Click here to find out more. This dataset is one of the Greater London Authority's measures of Economic Development strategy. Click here to find out more.

Register of Mayoral decisions approving proposals for new or significant initiatives. The Mayor has pledged to uphold and develop the highest standards of transparency and openness in the way that he makes decisions and spends public money. The Mayor rather than GLA officers approves proposals for new or significant initiatives and those where expenditure will be over £50,000. These decisions are published on the GLA website in RTF and PDF format. The Datastore also makes summary information (as reported to the London Assembly) available in CSV format, which is accessible via the link below. Relevant link: https://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/mayoral-decisions

Annual percentage change in passengers travelling on London underground and buses.

London’s Economic Outlook is GLA Economics’ London forecast. The forecasts are issued every six months to assist those preparing planning projections for London in the medium term. The report contains the following: An overview of recent economic conditions in London, the UK and the world economies with analysis of important events, trends and risks to short and medium-term growth. The ‘consensus forecast’ – a review of independent forecasts indicating the range of views about London’s economy and the possible upside and downside risk. In this context, ‘consensus forecast’ refers to the average of the independent forecasters (Cambridge Econometrics, The Centre for Economic and Business Research, Experian Economics, and Oxford Economics) The GLA Economics forecast for output, employment, household expenditure and household income in London. Provided below are links to the current and previous versions of GLA Economics' medium term forecast for the level and growth rate of London's GVA, employment, household income and household expenditure. Forecasts for the growth and level of employment and GVA for selected sectors of the economy are also included. All output variables are measured in terms of output at basic prices. The price base for the latest dataset is 2011. All growth rates are in percentage change per annum. All employment levels are in millions. All output levels are in £bn.

The GLA undertakes regular polling of Londoners' views. The results from these polls appear on this page, if interested in other years data click here. November 2013 - Economy, cost of living, technology and airports Link to PDF of toplines (PDF) Link to Excel tables (XLS) September 2013 - Economy, Mayoral responsibilities Link to PDF of toplines (PDF) Link to Excel tables (XLS) June 2013 - Economy, culture and community cohesion Link to PDF of toplines (PDF) Link to PDF tables (PDF) March 2013 – Economy, volunteering, ULEZ, stamp duty, cycling Link to PDF of toplines (PDF) Link to Excel tables (XLS) January 2013 - Economy, apprenticeships, airport, housing and EU Link to PDF of toplines (PDF) Link to Excel tables (XLS)

The GLA undertakes regular polling of Londoners' views. The results from these polls appear on this page, if interested in other years data click here. September 2015 - economy, sugar, awareness of London government and work of Mayor Link to PDF of toplines (PDF) Link to crosstabs tables (XLS) July 2015 - Energy, renting, online shopping and airports Link to PDF of toplines (PDF) Link to Excel tables (XLS) March 2015 - Growth, recycling and reuse Link to PDF of toplines (PDF) Link to PDF of tables January 2015 – Economy, cost of living, living wage, affordable eating, cooking fats, physical activity major events Link to PDF of toplines (PDF) Link to Excel tables (XLS)