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Households below average income: for financial years ending 1995 to 2022

Statistics on the number and percentage of people living in low income households for the financial years ending 1995 to 2022.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 23 March 2023
• Last updated: 24 August 2023 — See all updates

Documents

Households Below Average Income: an analysis of the UK income distribution: FYE 1995 to FYE 2022

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78659-501-0

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Technical report: an assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the HBAI statistics for FYE 2022

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HBAI summary results

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HBAI data tables

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HBAI directory of tables (a guide to the information in the data tables)

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Households below average income series: quality and methodology information report FYE 2022

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Cite this statistical release

Add the following citation to any analysis shared or published:

Department for Work & Pensions (DWP), released 23 March 2023, GOV.UK website, statistical release, Households below average income: for financial years ending 1995 to 2022.

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

This statistical release has been affected by changes to data collection in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For further details, we advise users to consult our FYE 2022 technical report.

This Households Below Average Income (HBAI) report presents information on living standards in the United Kingdom year on year from financial year ending (FYE) 1995 to FYE 2022.

It provides estimates on the number and percentage of people living in low-income households based on disposable income. Figures are also provided for children, pensioners, working-age adults and individuals living in a family where someone is disabled.

Use our infographic to find out how low income is measured in HBAI.

Most of the figures in this report come from the Family Resources Survey, a representative survey of over 16,000 households in the UK.

Data tables

Summary data tables are available on this page, with more detailed analysis available to download as a Zip file.

The directory of tables is a guide to the information in the data tables Zip file.

HBAI data on Stat-Xplore

HBAI data is available from FYE 1995 to FYE 2022 on the Stat-Xplore online tool. You can use Stat-Xplore to create your own HBAI analysis. Please note that data for FYE 2021 is not available on Stat-Xplore.

HBAI information is available at an individual level, and uses the net, weekly income of their household. Breakdowns allow analysis of individual, family (benefit unit) and household characteristics of the individual.

Read the user guide to HBAI data on Stat-Xplore.

We are seeking feedback from users on the HBAI data in Stat-Xplore: email team.hbai@dwp.gov.uk with your comments.

Published 23 March 2023
Last updated 24 August 2023 + show all updates

1. 24 August 2023

   Corrected the title in the cover page of HBAI data tables attachment. No changes to the data have been made.

2. 23 March 2023

   First published.