Understanding Londoners’ Views on Belonging, Social Isolation and Fairness: Evidence from the Survey of Londoners

In June 2019, the Mayor published the headline findings from the Survey of Londoners, a major new social survey covering topics including Londoners’ relationships and participation in society, their experience of the economy and their demographic characteristics.  

This report builds on that previous work with findings of in-depth research to understand the drivers of three important social integration outcomes: 

• Belonging to London 
• Social isolation (defined as not having someone to rely on a lot in an emergency) 
• Perceptions of whether London is a fair city 

The findings of this research, along with other on-going analysis of The Survey of Londoners, are being used to inform the development of social integration initiatives at the GLA, helping to understand which interventions might be most effective in improving the social integration of Londoner's.