Children in low income families: local area statistics
Annual Official Statistics on the number and proportion of children living in low income families.
Following the successful completion of discovery work and a period of user engagement, this statistical release calibrates figures to聽HBAI聽single-year UK estimates (not regional estimates) and imputes receipt of Scottish Child Payment for eligible households so it is included as an income stream. Consequently, there are revisions to the back-series at UK, regional and local area level. Alongside this, a consultation note on proposals for developing After Housing Costs measures of local area child poverty statistics has been published. Comments and feedback from users are welcome by emailing聽[email protected]
For both Relative and Absolute measures, before Housing Costs, these annual statistics include counts of children by:
- geography, including by:
- local authority
- Westminster parliamentary constituency
- Ward
- Middle Super Output Area
- year (2014 to 2024)
- age of child
- gender of child
- family type
- work status of the family
Children in low income families - After Housing Costs Consultation Note.
We invite comments on the value of the proposed statistics and on the methodology and scope for any future release. Email [email protected] with feedback and queries about the statistics.
Universal Credit Low Income Estimates
As noted in the Statistical work programme 鈥� 188体育 we are proposing to develop a measure of low income for families in receipt of Universal Credit (UC).
The measure would be produced from UC administrative data and cover numbers and percentages of UC families in low income, with guidance on similarities and differences compared with DWP鈥檚 other published low income measures such as Households Below Average Income and Children in Low Income Families. The measure would be available for local authorities and potentially local authority wards. It would also be available more frequently than annually (potentially quarterly) and with a short time lag compared with the reference period. For further information about or to comment on this proposed development, please contact: 聽[email protected]
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Future releases and developments
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Background information and methodology
We鈥檝e published our policies and procedures for DWP statistics in the interests of transparency and to comply with the UK Statistics Authority code of practice.
Related publications
Estimates of numbers in low income in a single year from Households Below Average Income are available.
Other related DWP statistics include:
The following ONS publications provide useful information and guidance on alternative sources of data on earnings and income:
Indices of multiple deprivation by country are available:
Details of other National and Official Statistics produced by the Department for Work and Pensions can be found on the DWP statistics homepage with a schedule of statistical releases over the next 12 months and a list of the most recent releases.
In accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics, all DWP National Statistics are announced in the government statistics calendar.
Updates to this page
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Added a link to the annual release of Children in low income families: local area statistics (data for 2014 to 2024), updated 'Children in low income families: local area statistics: background information and methodology' and also added a link to the consultation 'Children in low income families 鈥� After Housing Costs Consultation Note' .
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Update on methodology for these Official Statistics.
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The 'call to action' box has been updated to reflect the review of the methodology underpinning the Official Statistics.
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Added a link to the annual release of Children in low income families: local area statistics (data for 2014 to 2023).
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Added a link to the annual release of Children in low income families: local area statistics (data for 2014 to 2022).
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Added a link to the annual release of Children in low income families: local area statistics (data for 2014 to 2021).
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Added a link to the annual release of Children in low income families: local area statistics (data for 2014 to 2020).
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