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)
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Statistics on Poverty in the UK
Homelessness
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- Basic Statistic Number of statutory homeless households in England 1998-2022
- Premium Statistic Statutory homelessness prevention or relief duties in England 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of statutory homeless households in England 2022, by age group
- Basic Statistic Number of statutory homeless households in England 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of statutory homelessness households in England 2020/21 by reason
Rough sleeping
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- Premium Statistic Number of rough sleepers on a single night in England 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of rough sleepers on a single night in England 2017-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Number of rough sleepers on a single night in England 2017-2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Number of rough sleepers on a single night in England 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of deaths of homeless people in England and Wales 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of deaths of homeless people in England and Wales 2013-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Number of deaths of homeless people in England and Wales 2021, by age
Food Poverty
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- Basic Statistic Number of people using food banks in the UK 2008-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of people using foodbanks in the UK 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of people using foodbanks in London 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Percentage of children eligible for free school meals in England 2022, by region
- Basic Statistic Number of children eligible for free school meals in England 2015-2022
Benefits & Low Earnings
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- Premium Statistic Percentage of individuals in relative low income in the UK 1994-2021
- Premium Statistic Percentage of individuals in absolute low income in the UK 1994-2021
- Premium Statistic Government expenditure on benefits in the UK 2000-2022
- Basic Statistic Share of households receiving benefits in the UK 2021, by region
- Basic Statistic Minimum wage amount in the UK 1999-2022, by wage category
- Basic Statistic Living wage amount in the UK 2004-2022
Poverty worldwide
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- Premium Statistic Number of people at risk of poverty in the European Union 2011-2020
- Basic Statistic Poverty rates in OECD countries 2021
- Premium Statistic Child poverty in OECD countries 2019
- Basic Statistic Poverty rate in the United States 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic Share of stunted children under 5 in Africa 2018, by geographical area
- Premium Statistic Proportion of population below the national poverty line APAC 2019, by country
Further related statistics
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- People living below the poverty line 2012
- Share of population below the poverty line in Uruguay 2006-2021
- U.S. poverty rate of Asian married-couple families 2002-2021
- U.S. poverty rate of Hispanic married-couple families 1990-2021
- U.S. poverty rate of Hispanic families 1990-2021
- U.S. white non-Hispanic families living below poverty line 1990-2021
- U.S. number impoverished Hispanic families 1990-2021
- European Union (EU) 2020 poverty reduction goals: UK public opinion survey 2017
- U.S. poverty rate of black families 1990-2021
- Percentage of individuals in absolute low income in the UK 1994-2021, by demographic
- Number of poor Asian married-couple families U.S. 2002-2019
- U.S. number of impoverished black families1990-2021
- Number of poor Asian families U.S. 2002-2019
- Amount of the poverty line per month in France 2012-2017
- Percentage of individuals in relative low income in the UK 1994-2021, by demographic
- Number of minor children living below the poverty line in France 2011-2020
- Fuel poor households in England 2003-2011
- Monthly minimum wage in Russia 2011-2023
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Statistics
- People living below the poverty line 2012
- Share of population below the poverty line in Uruguay 2006-2021
- U.S. poverty rate of Asian married-couple families 2002-2021
- U.S. poverty rate of Hispanic married-couple families 1990-2021
- U.S. poverty rate of Hispanic families 1990-2021
- U.S. white non-Hispanic families living below poverty line 1990-2021
- U.S. number impoverished Hispanic families 1990-2021
- European Union (EU) 2020 poverty reduction goals: UK public opinion survey 2017
- U.S. poverty rate of black families 1990-2021
- Percentage of individuals in absolute low income in the UK 1994-2021, by demographic
- Number of poor Asian married-couple families U.S. 2002-2019
- U.S. number of impoverished black families1990-2021
- Number of poor Asian families U.S. 2002-2019
- Amount of the poverty line per month in France 2012-2017
- Percentage of individuals in relative low income in the UK 1994-2021, by demographic
- Number of minor children living below the poverty line in France 2011-2020
- Fuel poor households in England 2003-2011
- Monthly minimum wage in Russia 2011-2023
Department for Work and Pensions UK. (March 31, 2022). Number of individuals in relative low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2020/21 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282365/relative-poverty-figures-uk/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Number of individuals in relative low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2020/21 (in millions)." Chart. March 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282365/relative-poverty-figures-uk/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2022). Number of individuals in relative low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2020/21 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282365/relative-poverty-figures-uk/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Number of Individuals in Relative Low Income in The United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2020/21 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282365/relative-poverty-figures-uk/
Department for Work and Pensions UK, Number of individuals in relative low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2020/21 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282365/relative-poverty-figures-uk/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Number of individuals in relative low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2020/21 (in millions) [Graph], Department for Work and Pensions UK, March 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/282365/relative-poverty-figures-uk/