In 2022/23, 29.9 percent of children in the United Kingdom were estimated to be living in relative poverty after housing costs were considered, compared with 20 percent of working age adults, and 16.2 percent of pensioners.
Percentage of individuals in relative low income after housing costs in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23, by demographic
Relative low income is defined as living in households with income below 60% of the median in that year.
Data prior to 2002/03 is for Great Britain only
*The source adds the following information regarding this type of data: 'Analysis for FYE 2021 is not available. This is a consequence of the decision not to publish additional breakdowns of the headline measures in this statistical release, in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic data quality issues.'
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Department for Work and Pensions UK. (March 21, 2024). Percentage of individuals in relative low income after housing costs in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23, by demographic [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282104/relative-poverty-rate-uk-by-demographic/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Percentage of individuals in relative low income after housing costs in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23, by demographic." Chart. March 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282104/relative-poverty-rate-uk-by-demographic/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2024). Percentage of individuals in relative low income after housing costs in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23, by demographic. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282104/relative-poverty-rate-uk-by-demographic/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Percentage of Individuals in Relative Low Income after Housing Costs in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23, by Demographic." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282104/relative-poverty-rate-uk-by-demographic/
Department for Work and Pensions UK, Percentage of individuals in relative low income after housing costs in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23, by demographic Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282104/relative-poverty-rate-uk-by-demographic/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of individuals in relative low income after housing costs in 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/282104/relative-poverty-rate-uk-by-demographic/
