Publication - Statistics

Persistent Poverty in Scotland 2010-2018

Published: 26 March 2020
Part of: Equality and rights
ISBN: 9781839606236

Estimates of the proportion of people living in persistent poverty in Scotland between 2010 and 2018.

Poverty and income inequality statistics

Supporting documents

Annex 1: Tables

Table 1: Proportion of people in persistent poverty in Scotland by age group
	All individuals		Children		Working-age adults		Pensioners
	% of people (BHC = before housing costs, AHC = after housing costs)
	BHC	AHC	BHC	AHC	BHC	AHC	BHC	AHC
2010-2014	8	11	11	15	6	9	10	9
2011-2015	8	10	10	15	6	9	10	9
2012-2016	8	11	10	14	7	9	10	11
2013-2017	9	12	10	15	7	10	11	11
2014-2018	9	13	10	17	8	11	13	12

Source: Understanding Society, 2010-2011 to 2017-2018

Table 2: Proportion of people in persistent poverty by country
	BHC					AHC
	% of people (BHC = before housing costs, AHC = after housing costs)
	Scotland	England	Northern Ireland	Wales	UK	Scotland	England	Northern Ireland	Wales	UK
2010-2014	8	9	9	10	9	11	14	11	13	13
2011-2015	8	9	9	10	9	10	13	11	13	13
2012-2016	8	9	9	10	9	11	13	11	13	13
2013-2017	9	9	9	11	9	12	14	10	13	13
2014-2018	9	9	10	10	9	13	13	11	13	13

Source: Understanding Society, 2010-2011 to 2017-2018

Table 3: Proportion of children in persistent poverty by country
	BHC					AHC
	% of people (BHC = before housing costs, AHC = after housing costs)
	Scotland	England	Northern Ireland	Wales	UK	Scotland	England	Northern Ireland	Wales	UK
2010-2014	11	11	11	13	11	15	19	15	21	19
2011-2015	10	11	11	14	11	15	19	16	21	19
2012-2016	10	11	11	13	11	14	19	16	21	19
2013-2017	10	12	10	16	12	15	20	14	21	20
2014-2018	10	12	12	14	12	17	20	17	19	20

Source: Understanding Society, 2010-2011 to 2017-2018

Table 4: Proportion of working-age adults in persistent poverty by country
	BHC					AHC
	% of people (BHC = before housing costs, AHC = after housing costs)
	Scotland	England	Northern Ireland	Wales	UK	Scotland	England	Northern Ireland	Wales	UK
2010-2014	6	7	7	9	7	9	12	10	12	12
2011-2015	6	7	8	9	7	9	12	10	12	11
2012-2016	7	7	7	8	7	9	12	9	12	12
2013-2017	7	7	8	8	7	10	12	10	11	12
2014-2018	8	7	9	8	7	11	11	11	12	11

Source: Understanding Society, 2010-2011 to 2017-2018

Table 5: Proportion of pensioners in persistent poverty by country
	BHC					AHC
	% of people (BHC = before housing costs, AHC = after housing costs)
	Scotland	England	Northern Ireland	Wales	UK	Scotland	England	Northern Ireland	Wales	UK
2010-2014	10	12	13	10	12	9	11	9	8	10
2011-2015	10	12	12	10	12	9	11	8	9	11
2012-2016	10	11	10	11	11	11	10	8	9	10
2013-2017	11	12	9	12	11	11	11	6	10	11
2014-2018	13	11	9	12	11	12	11	5	11	11

Source: Understanding Society, 2010-2011 to 2017-2018

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