The percentage of people defined as having low incomes in the United Kingdom has declined from 40.6 percent in 1994/95 to 17.1 percent in 2021/22, after housing costs are considered, and from 36.7 percent to to 13.4 percent in the same time period before housing costs are considered.
Percentage of individuals in absolute low income in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22
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Department for Work and Pensions UK. (March 28, 2023). Percentage of individuals in absolute low income in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/386728/low-income-trends-in-the-uk/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Percentage of individuals in absolute low income in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22." Chart. March 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/386728/low-income-trends-in-the-uk/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2023). Percentage of individuals in absolute low income in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/386728/low-income-trends-in-the-uk/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Percentage of Individuals in Absolute Low Income in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/386728/low-income-trends-in-the-uk/
Department for Work and Pensions UK, Percentage of individuals in absolute low income in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/386728/low-income-trends-in-the-uk/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Percentage of individuals in absolute low income in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22 [Graph], Department for Work and Pensions UK, March 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/386728/low-income-trends-in-the-uk/