Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2013/14

The latest National Statistics on poverty and income inequality in Scotland, up to and including 2013/14.


Table A2: Absolute poverty (below 60 per cent of inflation adjusted 2010/11 UK median income) in Scottish households: 1994/95 to 2013/14

All individuals

Children

Working Age Adults

Pensioners

Before Housing Costs

After Housing Costs

Before Housing Costs

After Housing Costs

Before Housing Costs

After Housing Costs

Before Housing Costs

After Housing Costs

%

000s

%

000s

%

000s

%

000s

%

000s

%

000s

%

000s

%

000s

1994/95

32

1,580

34

1,720

38

420

42

460

24

740

28

840

48

420

48

420

1995/96

32

1,610

36

1,810

42

470

47

520

24

720

28

860

48

420

49

420

1996/97

31

1,550

35

1,740

40

440

46

500

23

700

27

820

47

410

48

420

1997/98

28

1,400

31

1,570

39

420

43

470

22

650

25

750

37

320

40

350

1998/99

28

1,390

30

1,520

36

390

39

420

22

660

25

750

39

340

39

340

1999/00

27

1,330

30

1,480

34

360

38

410

22

650

24

740

36

310

38

330

2000/01

25

1,220

27

1,360

31

330

35

380

20

620

24

730

31

270

29

260

2001/02

22

1,070

24

1,210

30

310

34

360

18

530

20

610

25

220

27

240

2002/03

20

1,010

23

1,120

25

250

27

280

18

540

20

620

24

220

25

230

2003/04

19

930

20

990

24

240

26

260

16

490

18

550

22

200

19

180

2004/05

17

860

18

920

21

210

24

240

15

460

18

540

20

180

14

130

2005/06

17

860

18

900

21

210

23

230

15

470

18

560

19

180

13

120

2006/07

16

800

17

840

21

210

22

220

14

430

16

500

17

170

12

120

2007/08

16

830

17

880

19

190

22

220

14

450

17

530

20

190

13

130

2008/09

16

820

18

900

20

200

24

240

15

470

18

570

15

150

10

100

2009/10

15

790

17

890

18

180

22

220

15

470

18

570

15

150

10

100

2010/11

15

770

17

900

17

170

21

210

14

440

18

570

16

160

12

120

2011/12

15

780

18

950

17

170

22

220

14

450

18

590

16

160

14

140

2012/13

17

880

21

1,100

20

200

25

250

16

510

22

710

16

170

13

140

2013/14

15

800

20

1,030

16

150

24

240

15

480

20

650

17

170

14

140

Source: HBAI dataset, DWP.

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