Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 24 July 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were estimated to be living in poverty in (a) rural and (b) non-rural areas in each year since 1997; and what each figure represents per 1,000 population.
The following table shows the number of all individuals living in households which are situated in either rural or urban areas of England and with household incomes below the 60 per cent. threshold of the contemporary median. The threshold of 60 per cent. of median household income is the most commonly used in reporting trends in low income. The figures are on a before and after housing costs basis for the years 1996-97 to 2004-05. The urban/rural marker information is not available on a consistent basis on the data for Scotland and Wales.
Number of all individuals falling below 60 per cent. of the contemporary median income, by urban/rural: England, 1997-98 to 2004-05 | ||||||
Before housing costs | After housing costs | Total number of all individuals (million) | ||||
Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | |
1997-98 | ||||||
Number (million). Below 60 per cent. median | 6.5 | 2.2 | 8.7 | 2.7 | (1)33.8 | (1)14.0 |
Number per 1,000. Below 60 per cent. median | 190 | 150 | 260 | 200 | (1)— | (1)— |
1998-99 | ||||||
Number (million). Below 60 per cent. median | 6.4 | 2.2 | 8.6 | 2.8 | (2)34.5 | (2)13.6 |
Number per 1,000. Below 60 per cent. median | 190 | 160 | 250 | 210 | (2)— | (2)— |
1999-2000 | ||||||
Number (million). Below 60 per cent. median | 6.4 | 2.1 | 8.6 | 2.7 | (3)34.5 | (3)13.7 |
Number per 1,000. Below 60 per cent. median | 180 | 150 | 250 | 200 | (3)— | (3)— |
2000-01 | ||||||
Number (million). Below 60 per cent. median | 6.1 | 2.0 | 8.3 | 2.6 | (4)34.4 | (4)14.0 |
Number per 1,000. Below 60 per cent. median | 180 | 140 | 240 | 190 | (4)— | (4)— |
2001-02 | ||||||
Number (million). Below 60 per cent. median | 6.1 | 2.0 | 8.1 | 2.5 | (5)34.9 | (5)13.7 |
Number per 1,000. Below 60 per cent. median | 170 | 150 | 230 | 180 | (5)— | (5)— |
2002-03 | ||||||
Number (million). Below 60 per cent. median | 6.2 | 2.0 | 8.1 | 2.4 | (6)34.9 | (6)13.9 |
Number per 1,000. Below 60 per cent. median | 180 | 140 | 230 | 180 | (6)— | (6)— |
2003-04 | ||||||
Number (million). Below 60 per cent. median | 6.0 | 2.1 | 7.7 | 2.7 | (7)33.8 | (7)15.2 |
Number per 1,000. Below 60 per cent. median | 180 | 140 | 230 | 180 | (7)— | (7)— |
2004-05 | ||||||
Number (million). Below 60 per cent. median | 5.9 | 1.9 | 7.5 | 2.4 | (8)34.2 | (8)15.0 |
Number per 1,000. Below 60 per cent. median | 170 | 130 | 220 | 160 | (8)— | (8)— |
(1 )Total (2) Total (3) Total (4 )Total (5) Total (6) Total (7) Total (8) Total Source: Households Below Average Income (HBAI). The main source for HBAI is the Family Resources Survey (FRS). |
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