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Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates including measures of uncertainty of the number of households by household size, for England, Scotland and Wales, as well as the regions of England.
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TwitterUnderstanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study, is a longitudinal survey of the members of approximately 40,000 households (at Wave 1) in the United Kingdom. The overall purpose of Understanding Society is to provide high quality longitudinal data about subjects such as health, work, education, income, family, and social life to help understand the long term effects of social and economic change, as well as policy interventions designed to impact upon the general well-being of the UK population. The Understanding Society main survey sample consists of a large General Population Sample plus three other components: the Ethnic Minority Boost Sample, the former British Household Panel Survey sample and the Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Boost Sample.
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TwitterIn 2024, there were approximately 3.9 million households in the South East of England, making it the region with the most households in the United Kingdom. London had the second-highest number of households during this year, at 3.5 million.
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TwitterThis Households Below Average Income (HBAI) report presents information on living standards in the United Kingdom year on year from 1994/95 to 2018/19.
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 around 19,000 households in the UK.
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.
UK-level HBAI data is available from 1994/95 to 2018/19 on https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml">Stat-Xplore online tool. You can use Stat-Xplore to create your own HBAI analysis.
Note that regional and ethnicity analysis are not available on the database because multiple-year averages cannot currently be produced. These are available in the HBAI tables.
HBAI information is available at:
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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 2021.
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 and working-age adults.
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 around 10,000 households in the UK.
Summary data tables and publication charts are available on this page.
The directory of tables is a guide to the information in the summary data tables and publication charts file.
UK-level HBAI data is available from FYE 1995 to FYE 2020 on https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml">Stat-Xplore online tool. You can use Stat-Xplore to create your own HBAI analysis. Data for FYE 2021 is not available on Stat-Xplore.
HBAI information is available at:
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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), released 21 March 2024, GOV.UK website, statistical release, Households below average income: for financial years ending 1995 to 2023.
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 2023.
It provides estimates on the number and percentage of people living in low-income households based on their household 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.
The statistics in this report come from the Family Resources Survey, a representative survey of 25 thousand households in the UK in FYE 2023.
In the 2022 to 2023 HBAI release, one element of the low-income benefits and tax credits Cost of Living Payment was not included, which impacted on the Family Resources based publications and therefore HBAI income estimates for this year.
Revised 2022 to 2023 data has been included in the time series and trend tables in the 2023 to 2024 HBAI release. Stat-Xplore and the underlying dataset has also been updated to reflect the revised 2022 to 2023 data. Please use the data tables in the 2023 to 2024 HBAI release to ensure you have the revised data for 2022 to 2023.
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 is available from FYE 1995 to FYE 2023 on the https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml">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.
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Quarterly and historical data on UK households by combined economic activity status of household members.
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TwitterIn 2024, the average number of people per household in the United Kingdom was 2.35 compared with 2.42 people per household in 1996.
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TwitterThis 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 2020.
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 around 19,000 households in the UK.
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.
UK-level HBAI data is available from FYE 1995 to FYE 2020 on https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml">Stat-Xplore online tool. You can use Stat-Xplore to create your own HBAI analysis.
Note that regional and ethnicity analysis are not available on the database because multiple-year averages cannot currently be produced. These are available in the HBAI tables.
HBAI information is available at:
Read the user guide to HBAI data on Stat-Xplore.
We are seeking feedback from users on this development release of HBAI data on Stat-Xplore: email team.hbai@dwp.gov.uk with your comments.
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This article studies the median income of UK households from 1977 to 2011/12. Source agency: Office for National Statistics Designation: National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Median Household Income
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TwitterThe statistic shows the percent of households in the United Kingdom that have some form of internet connection. In 1998, when this survey initiated, only 9 percent of households had internet connection. As of 2018, that number has increased significantly to 89 percent of households that have access to the internet. The market penetration was highest in this year.
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Average annual incomes, taxes and benefits, and household characteristics of retired and non-retired households in the UK. Data for financial years, by quintile and decile groups, country and region and tenure type.
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Average weekly household expenditure on goods and services in the UK. Data are shown by region, age, income (including equivalised) group (deciles and quintiles), economic status, socio-economic class, housing tenure, output area classification, urban and rural areas (Great Britain only), place of purchase and household composition.
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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.
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.
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 is available from FYE 1995 to FYE 2022 on the https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml">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.
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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 around 19,000 households in the UK.
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.
UK-level HBAI data is available from 1994/95 to 2017/18 on the https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml">Stat-Xplore online tool. You can use Stat-Xplore to create your own HBAI analysis.
Note that regional and ethnicity analysis are not available on the database because multiple-year averages cannot currently be produced. These are available in the HBAI tables.
HBAI information is available at:
Read the user guide to HBAI data on Stat-Xplore.
We are seeking feedback from users on this development release of HBAI data on Stat-Xplore – email team.hbai@dwp.gov.uk with your comments.
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Distribution and use of income account and capital account, financial account and balance sheet quarterly data for households and non-profit institutions serving households.
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Household projections for England, by region and local authority. Formerly referred to as live tables on household projections. The 2022-based projections are the most recent available.
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