As of 2022,/23 approximately 11.4 million people were living in relative poverty in the United Kingdom, with that number increasing to over 14.3 million when housing costs are considered.
Number of individuals in relative low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23
(in millions)
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Department for Work and Pensions UK. (March 21, 2024). Number of individuals in relative low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282365/relative-poverty-figures-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Number of individuals in relative low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23 (in millions)." Chart. March 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282365/relative-poverty-figures-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2024). Number of individuals in relative low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282365/relative-poverty-figures-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Number of Individuals in Relative Low Income in The United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282365/relative-poverty-figures-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Department for Work and Pensions UK, Number of individuals in relative low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282365/relative-poverty-figures-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 16, 2025)
Number of individuals in relative low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23 (in millions) [Graph], Department for Work and Pensions UK, March 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/282365/relative-poverty-figures-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed