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Severe Poverty in Scotland
This report investigates the extent of severe and extreme poverty and how it has changed over time for different population groups, in the context of a decade when relative poverty has been falling in Scotland.
Annex 1: Number and percentage of people in low income, severe low income and extreme low income bands, 2002/03 - 2012/13
Tables A1 and A2 below set out the number of people in relative poverty, and of those, the number (and percentage) in low income, severe low income, and extreme low income before housing costs and after housing costs.
Table A1: All individuals: income before housing costs
| In relative poverty | In low income | In severe low income | In extreme low income | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 000s | % | 000s | % | 000s | ||
| 2002/03 | 1000 | 42% | 420 | 33% | 330 | 25% | 250 |
| 2003/04 | 910 | 46% | 420 | 31% | 290 | 22% | 200 |
| 2004/05 | 860 | 46% | 390 | 30% | 260 | 24% | 210 |
| 2005/06 | 870 | 43% | 370 | 29% | 250 | 28% | 240 |
| 2006/07 | 840 | 44% | 370 | 27% | 230 | 28% | 240 |
| 2007/08 | 870 | 41% | 360 | 29% | 250 | 30% | 260 |
| 2008/09 | 860 | 41% | 360 | 30% | 260 | 29% | 250 |
| 2009/10 | 870 | 46% | 400 | 23% | 200 | 30% | 260 |
| 2010/11 | 770 | 45% | 350 | 27% | 210 | 28% | 210 |
| 2011/12 | 710 | 43% | 300 | 28% | 200 | 29% | 210 |
| 2012/13 | 820 | 38% | 310 | 34% | 280 | 28% | 230 |
Source: HBAI datasets, DWP
Table A2: All individuals: income after housing costs
| In relative poverty | In low income | In severe low income | In extreme low income | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 000s | % | 000s | % | 000s | ||
| 2002/03 | 1,120 | 34% | 380 | 30% | 330 | 36% | 410 |
| 2003/04 | 1010 | 35% | 350 | 30% | 300 | 36% | 360 |
| 2004/05 | 960 | 35% | 340 | 26% | 250 | 38% | 370 |
| 2005/06 | 980 | 36% | 360 | 27% | 260 | 37% | 360 |
| 2006/07 | 940 | 34% | 320 | 24% | 230 | 42% | 390 |
| 2007/08 | 960 | 32% | 310 | 25% | 240 | 43% | 410 |
| 2008/09 | 960 | 32% | 310 | 24% | 230 | 43% | 420 |
| 2009/10 | 970 | 30% | 290 | 25% | 250 | 45% | 430 |
| 2010/11 | 900 | 36% | 330 | 25% | 220 | 39% | 350 |
| 2011/12 | 860 | 36% | 310 | 21% | 180 | 42% | 360 |
| 2012/13 | 1000 | 29% | 290 | 21% | 210 | 50% | 500 |
Source: HBAI datasets, DWP
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