Relative poverty rates after housing costs in the UK, by age group, 2002/03–2023/24

A line chart from the Institute for Government showing relative poverty rates after housing costs in the UK, by age group, 2002/03–2023/24, where poverty is most common among children of any age group. Child poverty has increased since 2021/22 from 29.2% to 30.5% in 2023/24 - increases were not seen in any other age group.

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Source: Institute for Government analysis of IFS, 'Living Standards, Inequality and Poverty'.Notes: The relative poverty rate is the proportion of people whose household incomes are below a poverty line that changes over time. We use the official relative poverty line, which is 60% of contemporaneous median income.Get the dataEmbed Download image