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Relative poverty across Scottish Local Authorities

A report which presents new figures about the proportion of households in relative poverty at LA level across Scotland.

Figure 17 - Percentage of households in relative poverty in Eilean Siar: 2002 to 2008 (4 year rolling average)

Figure 17 - Percentage of households in relative poverty in Eilean Siar: 2002 to 2008 (4 year rolling average)

95 percent confidence intervals for this LA are indicated on chart by error bars

Source: Scottish Household Survey

Between 2002 and 2008 Eilean Siar was one of the local authorities with the highest poverty rates in Scotland, comparable to those of Glasgow.
Over this period the percentage of households in relative poverty was around 23 percent.
It is worth bearing in mind that these figures are based on income before housing costs and so do not take into account any differences in housing costs between different geographical areas.

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