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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.
Children
In 1998/99 the number of children in low income households before housing costs was 300,000 (28% of all children). This had fallen by 58% to 130,000 children in 2005/06 (12% of all children). (Note this is tier one of the new child poverty target - please see here for more information)
After housing costs the number of children in low income households fell by 57%, from 330,000 in 1998/99 (31% of all children) to 140,000 in 2005/06 (14% of all children).
Working age adults ( WAAs)
In 1998/99 the number of working age adults in low income households before housing costs was 450,000 (15% of all WAAs). This had fallen by 28% to 330,000 in 2005/06 (11% of all WAAs).
After housing costs the number of working aged adults in low income households fell by 29%, from 570,000 in 1998/99 (19% of all WAAs) to 400,000 in 2005/06 (13% of all WAAs).
Pensioners
In 1998/99 the number of pensioners in low income households before housing costs was 230,000 (26% of all pensioners). This had fallen by 55% to 100,000 in 2005/06 (11% of all pensioners).
After housing costs the number of pensioners in low income households fell by 75%, from 230,000 in 1998/99 (27% of all pensioners) to 60,000 in 2005/06 (6% of all pensioners).
There has been little change in the estimated number of children, working age adults and pensioners in absolute low income poverty since last year.
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