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Data Provider: Welsh Government Percentage of all individuals, children, working-age adults and pensioners living in relative income poverty for countries and regions in the UK between financial year ending (FYE) 1995 and FYE 2024 (averages of 3 financial years)
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YearEstimates for periods which span the financial year ending (FYE) 2021 do not include the data collected during FYE 2021 in calculations. For the latest two periods shown, estimates formerly calculated as 3 to 5 year rolling averages are based on 2 to 4 year rolling averages that omit the FYE 2021 survey data.[Filtered]
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[Collapse]All individualsPercentage of all individuals living in households with an income below 60 per cent of the median household income for the UKUnited Kingdom2121222222222121212121222222222222(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2221
Wales2222242323222323232323242423232421(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2222
Scotland2019191919181818181818192019191921(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2120
Northern Ireland2020201921212120212120201819181816(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1717
England2122222323222221212121222222222222(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2222
North East2323242524222121222222232424252625(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2121
North West2223242423232322222222232322222123(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2523
Yorkshire and the Humber2222232323242322212222222224242523(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2323
East Midlands2122222222212019202021212119202023(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2020
West Midlands2323242525252323232324242424252527(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2724
East of England1818192020191818181818191919191818(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1818
London2727272929292828272727282828272725(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2426
South East1718191918171718181818181919191919(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1919
South West1919192020202019181819191919191919(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1919
[Collapse]ChildrenPercentage of children living in households with an income below 60 per cent of the median household income for the UKUnited Kingdom2929303130292827272828293030303030(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.3030
Wales2930333233313232312929282928313128(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2931
Scotland2525242524242121212223232423242524(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2423
Northern Ireland2725252527262624252526262425242522(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2324
England2930313231292828282829303030303131(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.3031
North East3233333433312728262628323434374035(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.3031
North West3131343333313130302930313231313034(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.3735
Yorkshire and the Humber3030313232323029272829303031333631(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2932
East Midlands2728302929252523242528292825272733(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.3029
West Midlands3132353536343129293033343434353538(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.3936
East of England2324252626252323232425262727262524(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2323
London4040404039383737373736373738383733(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.3235
South East2225252624222222232424262525242425(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2525
South West2525262626252424242625242525262627(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2727
[Collapse]Working-age adultsPercentage of working-age adults living in households with an income below 60 per cent of the median household income for the UKUnited Kingdom1920202121212121212121212121212120(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2020
Wales2121232222222224222223232322222321(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2121
Scotland1918181819191819191919192019191921(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2120
Northern Ireland1817171718192120212120191718171715(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1616
England1920212122222221212121212121212120(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2020
North East2122232324222222232323242323242524(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2020
North West2021222222232322222222222221201920(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2220
Yorkshire and the Humber2020212122232323222222222123232522(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2122
East Midlands1920202121222120212021202018191921(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1818
West Midlands2022232324242323232323222222232425(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2522
East of England1617171819181817171718181918181716(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1617
London2424242627282727262625262525242422(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2223
South East1516171717161718181717171819181817(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1817
South West1717181919202019191818181819191918(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1818
[Collapse]PensionersPercentage of pensioners living in households with an income below 60 per cent of the median household income for the UKUnited Kingdom1817181716151414131414151616171718(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1716
Wales1818181817151414151718201919181818(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1616
Scotland1716151413121212121212131515141415(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1515
Northern Ireland1919192019181615151414131312121215(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1413
England1818181816151414131414151616171718(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1717
North East1617181817141210111314141514161619(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1715
North West1919181715141312121214141616181918(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1716
Yorkshire and the Humber1717181917171614131314161717171619(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2018
East Midlands2120211918151413121313141314151718(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1515
West Midlands1918171615151514141416161717181818(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1715
East of England1716161816151313141313131414151417(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1616
London2121222321201819181819222424252623(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1922
South East1615161615141414141413131414161618(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1717
South West1616171715151412121314141515151515(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1515

Metadata

Title

Households Below Average Income

Last update

March 2025 March 2025

Next update

2026

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Households Below Average Income, Family Resources Survey, Department for Work and Pensions

Contact email

stats.inclusion@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Wales

Geographical coverage

UK regions

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

This table presents data on all people, children, working-age adults and pensioners living in households that have a household income below 60 per cent of the UK median household income before and after housing costs are paid.

Data collection and calculation

The data was provided by the Department of Work and Pensions Households Below Average Income Team

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Figures shown are 3 year moving averages. Figures cover Great Britain to FYE 2001 to FYE 2004 and the United Kingdom from FYE 2003 to FYE 2005.

Users, uses and context

See the link on the Weblinks tab

Rounding applied

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Revisions information

1. Revision made on 27 March 2025.
During quality assurance of the DWP’s FRS-based publications for FYE 2024, they identified that one Cost of Living payment had been omitted for Pension Credit recipients from the final FYE 2023 FRS dataset which underpinned the FYE 2023 Households Below Average Income dataset across the UK. The revised figures are marked with an ‘[r]’. More details can be can be found at the Family Resource Survey collection page.
2. Revision made on 25 March 2021.
A minor methodological revision has been made to the HBAI data series by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to capture all income from child maintenance. This results in more income from child maintenance being included, in turn slightly increasing some household incomes and so tending to slightly reduce low income rates for families with children. The full back series (back to FYE 1995) has been revised so that comparisons over time are on a consistent basis across the full time series. In terms of the impact of these revisions, in most cases the percentages of people in low income are unchanged rounded to the nearest percentage point.


Statistical quality

Note 1: There may infrequently be small discrepancies between equivalent figures published by Welsh Government and by DWP relating to relative income poverty. This is because of a difference in the way rates are calculated for datasets that are pooled across multiple years.

Note 2. FYE 2021 estimates are unreliable as they are based on data collected during the first year of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, when lockdown rules severely disrupted the data collection.

Note 3: Data collection during the financial year ending (FYE) 2022 was via telephone interviewing as opposed to the established face to face method used prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Although we have assessed the FYE 2022 data quality to be robust enough for publication, there remains some residual bias in the survey sample resulting from the change in survey mode. More information on data quality is available in the DWP technical report which accompanies the release of the FYE 2022 statistics.

Note 4: The survey asks respondents what they consider to be their ethnic origin. Individuals have been classified according to the ethnic group of the household reference person which means that information about households of multiple ethnicities is lost. Sampled numbers within smaller ethnic minority groups in Wales are small, and for this reason it is necessary to group some into an overarching "Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Group" category, and to present analysis as five-year averages. The White category includes White – Welsh/English/Scottish/Northern Ireland/British and any other White background including Gypsy and Irish Travellers.

Note 5: Disabled people are identified as those who report any physical or mental health condition(s) or illness(es) that last or are expected to last 12 months or more, and which limit their ability to carry out day-to-day activities a little, or a lot. This is in line with Equality Act definition. The means of identifying people with a disability has changed over time, and data before financial year ending 2013 are not comparable with current data.

Note 6: Some pensioners live as a couple with a partner of working age and therefore the age of the head of household will be under 65

Note 7: The pensioner couple category will include some working age adults who live as a couple with a partner of pension age.

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Keywords

Social Inclusion; HBAI; Income; Poverty