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Children in relative low-income households before housing costs and after housing costs, 2003/4-2005/6

Source: DWP

Children in relative low-income households before housing costs, 1995/6-1997/8 and 2003/4-2005/6

Source: DWP

Children in relative low-income households after housing costs, 1995/6-1997/8 and 2003/4-2005/6

Source: DWP

In 2003/4-2005/6, 22 per cent of children in England were living in households with relative low-incomes before taking housing costs into account, down from 25 per cent in 1995/6-1997/8.
After taking housing costs into account, the 2003/4-2005/6 figure was 29 per cent (down from 33 per cent).
Regionally, London had the joint second highest proportion of children living in low-income households before housing costs (26 per cent) in 2003/4-2005/6, but the highest proportion after housing costs (41 per cent).
Both before and after taking housing costs into account, the South East had the lowest regional proportion of children living in low-income households with 13 per cent and 22 per cent respectively.
London experienced the smallest fall in childhood poverty between 1996/6-1997/8 and 2003/4-2005/6 (with little change before housing costs, and 1 percentage point after housing costs over this period).
The North West showed the greatest improvements before housing costs (6 percentage points) and the North East showed the greatest improvements after housing costs (6 percentage points).

Updated: 31 January 2008