In 2021/22, 29.2 percent of children in the United Kingdom were estimated to be living in relative poverty after housing costs were considered, compared with 20.2 percent of working age adults, and 17.6 percent of pensioners.
Percentage of individuals in relative low income after housing costs in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22, by demographic
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Children
Working-age adults
Pensioners
Families where someone is disabled*
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Department for Work and Pensions UK. (March 23, 2023). Percentage of individuals in relative low income after housing costs in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22, by demographic [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 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 2021/22, by demographic." Chart. March 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282104/relative-poverty-rate-uk-by-demographic/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2023). Percentage of individuals in relative low income after housing costs in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22, by demographic. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 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 2021/22, by Demographic." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2023, 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 2021/22, by demographic Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282104/relative-poverty-rate-uk-by-demographic/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of individuals in relative low income after housing costs in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22, by demographic [Graph], Department for Work and Pensions UK, March 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/282104/relative-poverty-rate-uk-by-demographic/