In 2021/22 approximately 3.31 million children in the United Kingdom were living in absolute poverty after housing costs were considered, with a further 6.64 million working-age adults living in this situation, and 1.44 million pensioners.
Number of individuals in absolute low income after housing costs in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22, by demographic (in millions)
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Department for Work and Pensions UK. (March 23, 2022). Number of individuals in absolute low income after housing costs in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22, by demographic (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/415907/uk-absolute-poverty-figures-by-demographic/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Number of individuals in absolute low income after housing costs in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22, by demographic (in millions)." Chart. March 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/415907/uk-absolute-poverty-figures-by-demographic/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2022). Number of individuals in absolute low income after housing costs in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22, by demographic (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/415907/uk-absolute-poverty-figures-by-demographic/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Number of Individuals in Absolute Low Income after Housing Costs in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22, by Demographic (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/415907/uk-absolute-poverty-figures-by-demographic/
Department for Work and Pensions UK, Number of individuals in absolute low income after housing costs in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22, by demographic (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/415907/uk-absolute-poverty-figures-by-demographic/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Number of individuals in absolute low income after housing costs in United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22, by demographic (in millions) [Graph], Department for Work and Pensions UK, March 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/415907/uk-absolute-poverty-figures-by-demographic/