Publication - Statistics

Persistent Poverty in Scotland 2010-2016

Published: 22 March 2018
Part of: Equality and rights, Health and social care
ISBN: 9781788516723

Estimates of the proportion of people living in persistent poverty in Scotland between 2010 and 2016.

Poverty and income inequality statistics

Supporting documents

Annex 1: Tables

Table 1: Persistent poverty (below 60% median income threshold in at least 3 out of 4 years) in Scotland

	All Individuals		Children		Working Age Adults		Pensioners
	% of people
	Before Housing Costs	After Housing Costs	Before Housing Costs	After Housing Costs	Before Housing Costs	After Housing Costs	Before Housing Costs	After Housing Costs
2010 - 2014	9	9	11	14	7	8	11	6
2011 - 2015	8	10	10	14	7	8	11	8
2012 - 2016	8	8	9	10	7	7	11	8

Source: Understanding Society, 2010/2011 to 2015/16

Table 2: People in persistent poverty (below 60% median income threshold in at least 3 out of 4 years), by country

	Before Housing Costs					After Housing Costs
	% of people
	Scotland	England	Northern Ireland	Wales	UK	Scotland	England	Northern Ireland	Wales	UK
2010 - 2014	9	9	11	11	9	9	12	12	13	12
2011 - 2015	8	9	11	11	9	10	12	12	13	12
2012 - 2016	8	9	11	10	9	8	12	11	13	12

Source: Understanding Society, 2010/2011 to 2015/16

Table 3: Children in persistent poverty (below 60% median income threshold in at least 3 out of 4 years), by country

	Before Housing Costs					After Housing Costs
	% of people
	Scotland	England	Northern Ireland	Wales	UK	Scotland	England	Northern Ireland	Wales	UK
2010 - 2014	11	11	14	17	11	14	17	18	22	17
2011 - 2015	10	11	14	16	11	14	17	17	24	17
2012 - 2016	9	11	16	13	11	10	18	16	20	17

Source: Understanding Society, 2010/2011 to 2015/16

Table 4: Working-age adults in persistent poverty (below 60% median income threshold in at least 3 out of 4 years), by country

	Before Housing Costs					After Housing Costs
	% of people
	Scotland	England	Northern Ireland	Wales	UK	Scotland	England	Northern Ireland	Wales	UK
2010 - 2014	7	8	8	10	8	8	12	11	12	12
2011 - 2015	7	7	9	9	7	8	11	12	13	11
2012 - 2016	7	7	9	10	8	7	11	11	13	11

Source: Understanding Society, 2010/2011 to 2015/16

Table 5: Pensioners in persistent poverty (below 60% median income threshold in at least 3 out of 4 years), by country

	Before Housing Costs					After Housing Costs
	% of people
	Scotland	England	Northern Ireland	Wales	UK	Scotland	England	Northern Ireland	Wales	UK
2010 - 2014	11	12	13	10	12	6	8	7	5	8
2011 - 2015	11	12	11	10	11	8	8	5	5	8
2012 - 2016	11	10	10	10	10	8	7	5	5	7

Source: Understanding Society, 2010/2011 to 2015/16

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