Poverty
(asked on 27th June 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) children, (b) pensioners and (c) households fell below 60 per cent of contemporary median equivalised income (i) before and (ii) after housing costs in 2007-08 and in each year since.
Estimates of the number and proportion of children, pensioners and households falling below 60 per cent of contemporary median equivalised income are published in the National Statistics Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series. This information is captured using the Family Resources Survey (FRS). The latest publication is available at the link below: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/households-below-average-income-hbai-199495-to-201213
The number and proportion of children, pensioners and households falling below 60 per cent of contemporary median equivalised income (i) before and (ii) after housing costs in 2007/08–2011/12 are available in the table provided.
Number and percentage of households2 falling below 60 per cent of contemporary median equivalised income, Before Housing Costs and After Housing Costs, between 2007/08 and 2012/13 | ||||
| Before Housing Costs | After Housing Costs | ||
Year | Number (millions) | Per cent | Number (millions) | Per cent |
2007/08 | 4.9 | 19% | 5.7 | 22% |
2008/09 | 4.8 | 19% | 5.6 | 22% |
2009/10 | 4.7 | 18% | 5.7 | 22% |
2010/11 | 4.5 | 17% | 5.5 | 21% |
2011/12 | 4.5 | 17% | 5.6 | 21% |
2012/13 | 4.5 | 17% | 5.6 | 21% |
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Number and percentage of children falling below 60 per cent of contemporary median equivalised income, Before Housing Costs and After Housing Costs, between 2007/08 and 2012/13 | ||||
| Before Housing Costs | After Housing Costs | ||
Year | Number (millions) | Per cent | Number (millions) | Per cent |
2007/08 | 2.9 | 23% | 4.1 | 32% |
2008/09 | 2.8 | 22% | 3.9 | 30% |
2009/10 | 2.6 | 20% | 3.9 | 30% |
2010/11 | 2.3 | 18% | 3.6 | 27% |
2011/12 | 2.3 | 18% | 3.6 | 27% |
2012/13 | 2.3 | 17% | 3.7 | 27% |
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Number and percentage of pensioners2 falling below 60 per cent of contemporary median equivalised income, Before Housing Costs and After Housing Costs, between 2007/08 and 2012/13 | ||||
| Before Housing Costs | After Housing Costs | ||
Year | Number (millions) | Per cent | Number (millions) | Per cent |
2007/08 | 2.5 | 22% | 2.0 | 18% |
2008/09 | 2.2 | 20% | 1.8 | 16% |
2009/10 | 2.0 | 18% | 1.8 | 15% |
2010/11 | 2.0 | 17% | 1.6 | 14% |
2011/12 | 1.9 | 16% | 1.6 | 13% |
2012/13 | 1.9 | 16% | 1.6 | 13% |