Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2012/13

Annual estimates of the percentage and number of people, children, working age adults and pensioners living in low income households in Scotland in 2012/13.


Table A1: Relative poverty (below 60% of UK median income in the same year) in Scottish households: 1994/95 to 2012/13

All individuals

Children

Working Age Adults

Pensioners

Before Housing Costs

After Housing Costs

Before Housing Costs

After Housing Costs

Before Housing Costs

After Housing Costs

Before Housing Costs

After Housing Costs

%

000s

%

000s

%

000s

%

000s

%

000s

%

000s

%

000s

%

000s

1994/95

21

1,040

23

1,140

28

310

30

330

17

510

18

560

26

220

29

250

1995/96

20

980

23

1,160

27

300

32

360

14

440

18

540

28

240

31

270

1996/97

22

1,090

25

1,230

31

340

33

360

16

490

19

580

30

260

33

290

1997/98

20

1,000

22

1,120

30

330

31

330

16

470

18

540

24

210

28

250

1998/99

20

980

23

1,130

28

300

31

330

15

450

19

570

26

230

27

230

1999/00

21

1,050

24

1,200

28

300

32

350

17

510

20

600

27

240

28

250

2000/01

21

1,040

24

1,220

27

280

32

340

18

540

22

650

24

210

25

220

2001/02

19

960

22

1,110

27

280

31

330

16

490

19

570

21

190

24

210

2002/03

20

1,000

22

1,120

24

250

27

280

18

530

20

610

23

210

25

230

2003/04

18

910

20

1,010

23

240

26

270

16

480

18

560

22

200

20

180

2004/05

17

860

19

960

21

210

25

250

15

460

18

560

20

180

16

150

2005/06

17

870

20

980

21

210

24

240

15

470

19

590

20

180

16

150

2006/07

17

840

19

940

22

210

25

250

14

440

18

550

19

180

15

140

2007/08

17

870

19

960

20

190

24

240

15

470

18

570

21

210

15

150

2008/09

17

860

19

960

21

210

26

250

16

490

19

600

16

160

11

110

2009/10

17

870

19

970

20

200

24

240

16

500

19

600

16

170

12

120

2010/11

15

770

17

900

17

170

21

210

14

440

18

570

16

160

12

120

2011/12

14

710

16

860

15

150

19

190

13

410

17

550

14

140

12

120

2012/13

16

820

19

1,000

19

180

22

220

15

480

21

660

15

150

11

120

Source: HBAI dataset, DWP.

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