Official Statistics

Income Dynamics: 2010 to 2019

Results from an analysis of the longitudinal survey ‘Understanding Society’, looking at persistent low income and changes in household income.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 25 March 2021
• Last updated: 26 August 2021 — See all updates

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Income Dynamics: income movements and the persistence of low income, 2010 to 2019

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Income Dynamics: background information and methodology

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Income Dynamics: Persistent low income trends

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Income Dynamics: Individuals in persistent low income

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Income Dynamics: Children in persistent low income

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Income Dynamics: Working-age adults in persistent low income

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Income Dynamics: Pensioners in persistent low income

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Income Dynamics: Movements between quintiles

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Income Dynamics: Quintile movements over time

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Income Dynamics: Low-income entry and exit rates

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Income Dynamics: Events associated with low income entries and exits

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Income Dynamics methodology tables

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Income Dynamics provides estimates of the rates of persistent low income. An individual is classed as being in persistent low income if they are in low income in at least 3 out of 4 years.

Income Dynamics also provides estimates of mobility across the income distribution, including low income entry and exit rates. This year’s release includes new analysis on the events associated with low income entry and exit.

Income Dynamics estimates are based on Understanding Society, a longitudinal survey which follows respondents over time. This is unlike the Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series, which uses the Family Resources Survey (FRS) to look at the distribution of incomes within a different sample each year.

Published 25 March 2021
Last updated 26 August 2021 + show all updates

1. 26 August 2021

   Updated the 2 sankey diagrams in section 8 about the movements between income quintiles - the Before Housing Costs (BHC) and After Housing Costs (AHC) labels were incorrect in the original publication.

2. 25 March 2021

   First published.