Households Below Average Income (HBAI)
The latest national statistics on Households Below Average Income (HBAI) produced by the Department for Work and Pensions were released on 7th May 2009 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Statistics and commentary give an insight into the standard of living of the household population in the United Kingdom, focusing on the lower part of income distribution, for the period up to the end of 2007/08. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 10/06/2008.
The key points from the latest release are:
- 'RELATIVE' LOW-INCOME INDICATORS
- Children In 2007/08, there were 2.9 million children living in UK households with below 60 per cent of contemporary median net disposable household income Before Housing Costs and 4.0 million After Housing Costs.
- Compared to 2006/07, this represents no change on a BHC basis and 0.1m AHC.
- Compared to 1998/99, this represents a fall of 0.5m on a BHC basis and 0.4m AHC.
- Working-age adults In 2007/08, there were 5.6 million working-age adults living in UK households with below 60 per cent of contemporary median net disposable household income Before Housing Costs, and 7.5 million After Housing Costs.
- Compared to 2006/07, this represents a rise of 0.2m on both a BHC and an AHC basis.
- Compared to 1998/99, this represents a rise of 0.6m on a BHC basis and 0.8m AHC.
- Pensioners In 2007/08, there were 2.5 million pensioners living in UK households with below 60 per cent of contemporary median net disposable household income Before Housing Costs, and 2.0 million After Housing Costs.
- Compared to 2006/07, this represents no change on a BHC or an AHC basis.
- Compared to 1998/99, this represents a fall of 0.2m on a BHC basis and 0.9m AHC.
- Children In 2007/08, there were 2.9 million children living in UK households with below 60 per cent of contemporary median net disposable household income Before Housing Costs and 4.0 million After Housing Costs.
To access the latest release in full click here
Additional tables are available here
Further information on the statistics is available here
Coverage: United Kingdom
Geographic Breakdown: Government Office Region
Next Release Date: To be announced