Number of individuals in absolute low income in the UK 1994-2023
As of 2022/23 approximately 9.5 million people were living in absolute poverty in the United Kingdom, with that number increasing to 12 million when housing costs are considered.
Number of individuals in absolute 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 absolute low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/415894/uk-absolute-poverty-figures/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Number of individuals in absolute low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23 (in millions)." Chart. March 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/415894/uk-absolute-poverty-figures/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2024). Number of individuals in absolute low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/415894/uk-absolute-poverty-figures/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Number of Individuals in Absolute 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/415894/uk-absolute-poverty-figures/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Department for Work and Pensions UK, Number of individuals in absolute low income in the United Kingdom from 1994/95 to 2022/23 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/415894/uk-absolute-poverty-figures/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 25, 2025)
Number of individuals in absolute 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/415894/uk-absolute-poverty-figures/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed