In 2022/23, 25 percent of children in the United Kingdom were defined as living in absolute poverty, compared with 17.1 percent of working-age adults, and 12.1 percent of pensioners.
Percentage of individuals in absolute low income after housing costs in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23, by demographic
Characteristic
Children
Working-age adults
Pensioners
Families where someone is disabled*
1994/95
51.2%
32.8%
52.8%
-
1995/96
50.8%
32.8%
51.9%
51.4%
1996/97
47.9%
30.5%
47.7%
48.5%
1997/98
46%
28.4%
45.1%
45.9%
1998/99
44.9%
27.3%
43.1%
44.4%
1999/00
42%
25.8%
39.2%
41.8%
2000/01
38.1%
23.8%
35%
37.7%
2001/02
34.7%
21%
31.4%
34.5%
2002/03
31.4%
20.5%
28.8%
30.3%
2003/04
29.9%
20.1%
23.6%
27.8%
2004/05
29.4%
19.3%
19%
26.9%
2005/06
30.3%
20.6%
17.6%
25.8%
2006/07
30.6%
20.3%
18.7%
26.7%
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Department for Work and Pensions UK. (March 21, 2024). Percentage of individuals in absolute low income after housing costs in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23, by demographic [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282340/absolute-poverty-rate-uk-by-demographic/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Percentage of individuals in absolute low income after housing costs in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23, by demographic." Chart. March 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282340/absolute-poverty-rate-uk-by-demographic/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2024). Percentage of individuals in absolute low income after housing costs in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23, by demographic. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282340/absolute-poverty-rate-uk-by-demographic/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Percentage of Individuals in Absolute Low Income after Housing Costs in The United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23, by Demographic." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282340/absolute-poverty-rate-uk-by-demographic/
Department for Work and Pensions UK, Percentage of individuals in absolute low income after housing costs in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23, by demographic Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282340/absolute-poverty-rate-uk-by-demographic/ (last visited February 20, 2025)
Percentage of individuals in absolute low income after housing costs in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23, by demographic [Graph], Department for Work and Pensions UK, March 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/282340/absolute-poverty-rate-uk-by-demographic/
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