Severe Poverty in Scotland

This report investigates the extent of severe and extreme poverty and how it has changed over time for different population groups, in the context of a decade when relative poverty has been falling in Scotland.


Annex 1: Number and percentage of people in low income, severe low income and extreme low income bands, 2002/03 - 2012/13

Tables A1 and A2 below set out the number of people in relative poverty, and of those, the number (and percentage) in low income, severe low income, and extreme low income before housing costs and after housing costs.

Table A1: All individuals: income before housing costs

In relative poverty In low income In severe low income In extreme low income
% 000s % 000s % 000s
2002/03 1000 42% 420 33% 330 25% 250
2003/04 910 46% 420 31% 290 22% 200
2004/05 860 46% 390 30% 260 24% 210
2005/06 870 43% 370 29% 250 28% 240
2006/07 840 44% 370 27% 230 28% 240
2007/08 870 41% 360 29% 250 30% 260
2008/09 860 41% 360 30% 260 29% 250
2009/10 870 46% 400 23% 200 30% 260
2010/11 770 45% 350 27% 210 28% 210
2011/12 710 43% 300 28% 200 29% 210
2012/13 820 38% 310 34% 280 28% 230

Source: HBAI datasets, DWP

Table A2: All individuals: income after housing costs

In relative poverty In low income In severe low income In extreme low income
% 000s % 000s % 000s
2002/03 1,120 34% 380 30% 330 36% 410
2003/04 1010 35% 350 30% 300 36% 360
2004/05 960 35% 340 26% 250 38% 370
2005/06 980 36% 360 27% 260 37% 360
2006/07 940 34% 320 24% 230 42% 390
2007/08 960 32% 310 25% 240 43% 410
2008/09 960 32% 310 24% 230 43% 420
2009/10 970 30% 290 25% 250 45% 430
2010/11 900 36% 330 25% 220 39% 350
2011/12 860 36% 310 21% 180 42% 360
2012/13 1000 29% 290 21% 210 50% 500

Source: HBAI datasets, DWP

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