To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many households in (a) England and Wales, (b) Cumbria, (c) Westmorland and Lonsdale, (d) urban areas and (e) rural areas were below the poverty line in each year since 1997.
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Reliable information is not available below Government Office Region; the available information is in the tables.
Number of households in England and Wales living with less than 60 per cent. of the contemporary median household income, for the years 1996-97 to 2004-05 | ||
Number of households (million) | ||
Before housing costs | After housing costs | |
1996-97 | 3.8 | 5.5 |
1997-98 | 3.9 | 5.3 |
1998-99 | 3.9 | 5.4 |
1999-2000 | 3.9 | 5.3 |
2000-01 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
2000-02 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
2002-03 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
2003-04 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
2004-05 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
Note: All results shown for England and Wales are single-year values as sample sizes for England and Wales are large enough to support a robust single-year time-series. Source: |
Number of households falling below 60 per cent. of the contemporary median income, by urban and rural areas: England, for the years 1996-97 to 2004-05 | ||||
Number of households (million) | ||||
Before housing costs | Before housing costs | |||
Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | |
1996-97 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 1.2 |
1997-98 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 1.2 |
1998-99 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 1.3 |
1999-2000 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 1.2 |
2000-01 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 1.2 |
2000-02 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 1.1 |
2002-03 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 1.1 |
2003-04 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 |
2004-05 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
Note: All values presented for urban and rural areas in England are single-year estimates as sample sizes for these areas are large enough to support a robust single-year time-series. Source: |
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