UK relative poverty figures 2021

As of 2020/21 approximately 10.46 million people were living in relative poverty in the United Kingdom, with that number increasing to over 13.4 million when housing costs are considered.

Number of individuals in relative low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2020/21 (in millions)

Characteristic	Before housing costs	After housing costs
1994/95	10.37	13.47
1995/96	9.95	13.45
1996/97	10.77	13.97
1997/98	10.86	13.55
1998/99	10.8	13.58
1999/00	10.68	13.42
2000/01	10.33	12.94
2001/02	10.35	12.78
2002/03	10.36	12.91
2003/04	10.29	12.5
2004/05	9.93	12.04
2005/06	10.33	12.71
2006/07	10.68	13.35
2007/08	10.93	13.52
2008/09	10.89	13.48
2009/10	10.37	13.55
2010/11	9.84	13
2011/12	9.83	13.07
2012/13	9.69	13.2
2013/14	9.58	13.2
2014/15	10.06	13.41
2015/16	10.47	13.92
2016/17	10.46	14.21
2017/18	11.11	14
2018/19	10.98	14.39
2019/20	11.73	14.46
2020/21	10.46	13.43

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

April 1, 1994 to March 31, 2021

Supplementary notes

Relative low income is defined as living in households with income below 60% of the median in that year.

Data prior to 2002/03 is for Great Britain only

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