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Scottish Households Below Average Income 2005/06 - Revised
This revised publication notice replaces the SCOTTISH HOUSEHOLDS BELOW AVERAGE INCOME 2005/06 Statistics Publication Notice published on March 27 th 2007, following the detection of an error in the dataset originally used. Details on the reasons for the revision and the extent of the change on key estimates can be seen here.
This publication notice presents revised estimates of the proportion and number of children, working age adults and pensioners living in low income households in Scotland. It additionally contains progress towards the new Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) / HM Treasury Child Poverty Targets (tiers 1 and 2) as well as analysis on material deprivation and household debt.
All figures are derived from the DWP Households Below Average Income ( HBAI) analysis and the Family Resources Survey ( FRS). The DWP published equivalent revised UK figures on May 22 nd (please see http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/hbai.asp).
Key low income estimates of the number of individuals, working age adults, children and pensioners are summarised on this and the following three pages. Background information and estimates of the number of children in low income poverty under tiers 1 and 2 of the new DWP/ HM Treasury Child Poverty Targets are here.
Individuals in absolute low income
Absolute low income is a measure of whether those in the lowest income households are seeing their incomes rise in real terms.
The revised low income estimates for 2005/06 show that the number of individuals in absolute low income households before housing costs fell from 980,000 in 1998/99 to 550,000 in 2005/06. This is a decrease of 43%.
The number of individuals in low income households after housing costs was 1,130,000 in 1998/99, falling to 600,000 in 2005/06. This is a decrease of 47%.
Individuals in relative low income
Relative low income is a measure of whether those in the lowest income households are keeping pace with the growth of incomes in the economy as a whole.
The number of individuals in relative low income households before housing costs fell by 11%, from 980,000 in 1998/99 to 880,000 in 2005/06.
After housing costs numbers fell by 13%, from 1,130,000 in 1998/99 to 990,000 in 2005/06.
Compared to last year, the number of individuals in relative low income after housing costs has risen slightly. Under all other measures, there has been little change.
Individuals in absolute low income households
Individuals in relative low income households
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