Relative poverty across Scottish Local Authorities

A report which presents new figures about the proportion of households in relative poverty at LA level across Scotland.


Glasgow City

Figure 20 - Percentage of households in relative poverty in Glasgow: 2002 to 2008 (4 year rolling average)

Figure 20 - Percentage of households in relative poverty in Glasgow: 2002 to 2008 (4 year rolling average)

95 percent confidence intervals for this LA are indicated on chart by error bars

Source: Scottish Household Survey

  • Between 2002 and 2008 Glasgow was one of the local authorities with the highest relative poverty rates in Scotland.
  • Over this period the percentage of households in relative poverty was around 22 or 23 percent.
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