Whatever generalisations are used , `` the fine-grained texture of London poverty '' by its minutely localised geography must always be taken into account according to an influential poverty report of 2010.London 's Poverty Profile Trust for London and New Policy Institute , 2010 Every borough bar one – Richmond upon Thames – contains at least one ward with an above-average level ( for London ) of working-age adults receiving out-of-work benefits , but even this borough – reflecting the best result – has two standard poverty indices of sixteen in which it is placed in the worst quarter of boroughs .
Richmond upon Thames has the lowest child poverty rates in London , at 20 % .