As of 2021/22 approximately 8.93 million people were living in absolute poverty in the United Kingdom, with that number increasing to over 11.4 million when housing costs are considered.
Number of individuals in absolute low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22
(in millions)
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Department for Work and Pensions UK. (March 28, 2023). Number of individuals in absolute low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/415894/uk-absolute-poverty-figures/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Number of individuals in absolute low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22 (in millions)." Chart. March 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/415894/uk-absolute-poverty-figures/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2023). Number of individuals in absolute low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/415894/uk-absolute-poverty-figures/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Number of Individuals in Absolute Low Income in The United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/415894/uk-absolute-poverty-figures/
Department for Work and Pensions UK, Number of individuals in absolute low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/415894/uk-absolute-poverty-figures/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of individuals in absolute low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22 (in millions) [Graph], Department for Work and Pensions UK, March 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/415894/uk-absolute-poverty-figures/