Approximately 21.7 percent of individuals in the United Kingdom were defined as living with relative income in 2021/22, after housing costs were considered, with 16.6 percent of people considered as being low income prior to housing costs.
Percentage of individuals in relative low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22
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Department for Work and Pensions UK. (March 28, 2023). Percentage of individuals in relative low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/386732/low-income-in-the-uk/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Percentage of individuals in relative low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22." Chart. March 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/386732/low-income-in-the-uk/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2023). Percentage of individuals in relative low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/386732/low-income-in-the-uk/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Percentage of Individuals in Relative Low Income in The United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/386732/low-income-in-the-uk/
Department for Work and Pensions UK, Percentage of individuals in relative low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/386732/low-income-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 10, 2023)
Percentage of individuals in relative low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2021/22 [Graph], Department for Work and Pensions UK, March 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/386732/low-income-in-the-uk/