Pensioner poverty

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

Source: DWP

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

Source: DWP

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

Source: DWP

In the three year period 2003/4-2005/6, 21 per cent of pensioners in England were living in households with relative low-incomes before taking housing costs into account. This was down from 24 per cent in 1995/6-1997/8. After taking housing costs into account, the 2003/4-2005/6 figure was 18 per cent (down from 29 per cent).
Regionally, the East Midlands had the highest proportion of pensioners living in low-income households in 2003/4-2005/6, both before housing costs (26 per cent), and after housing costs (21 per cent) are taken into account.
Before taking housing costs into account, 19 per cent of pensioners in the South East in 2003/4-2005/6 were living in low-income households, less than any other region. After housing costs, the South East and South West were lowest with 16 per cent.
Pensioner poverty before housing costs declined or remained the same in all 9 regions between 1995/6-1997/8 and 2003/4-2005/6. After taking housing costs into account there was a decrease in all regions, with the largest being a 16 percentage point decrease in the North East.

Updated: 31 January 2008