Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2011/12

Statistics on the percentage and number of children, working age adults and pensioners living in low income households in Scotland, and the distribution of household income across Scotland.

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Table A5: Individuals in in-work poverty (relative poverty BHC) in Scotland: 1998/99 to 2011/12

In in-work poverty In relative poverty before housing costs
000s % 000s %
98/99 360 7 980 20
99/00 350 7 1,050 21
00/01 390 8 1,040 21
01/02 370 7 960 19
02/03 400 8 1,000 20
03/04 340 7 920 19
04/05 310 6 860 17
05/06 380 8 880 18
06/07 320 6 840 17
07/08 340 7 860 17
08/09 340 7 860 17
09/10 330 6 870 17
10/11 320 6 780 15
11/12 280 6 710 14

Source: HBAI dataset, DWP.

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