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 12 May 2011 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 2009/10. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 20/05/2010.
The key points from the latest release are:
- 'RELATIVE' LOW-INCOME INDICATORS
- Children - In 2009/10, 20 per cent of children (2.6 million) were in households in the UK with incomes below 60 per cent of contemporary median net disposable household income Before Housing Costs (BHC), and 29 per cent (3.8 million) After Housing Costs (AHC).
- Compared to 2008/09, this represents a fall of 2 percentage points (0.2m) on a BHC basis and a fall of 1 percentage point (0.1m) AHC.
- Compared to 1998/99, this represents a fall of 6 percentage points (0.9m) on a BHC basis and a fall of 5 percentage points (0.7m) AHC.
- Working-age adults - In 2009/10, 16 per cent of working-age adults (5.7 million) were in households in the UK with incomes below 60 per cent of contemporary median net disposable household income Before Housing Costs (BHC), and 22 per cent (7.9 million) After Housing Costs (AHC).
- Compared to 2008/09, this represents a fall of 0 percentage points (0.1m) on a BHC basis and a rise of 0 percentage points (0.1m) AHC.
- Compared to 1998/99, this represents a rise of 1 percentage point (0.7m) on a BHC basis and a rise of 2 percentage points (1.2m) AHC.
- Pensioners - In 2009/10, 18 per cent of pensioners (2.1 million) were in households in the UK with incomes below 60 per cent of contemporary median net disposable household income Before Housing Costs (BHC), and 16 per cent (1.8 million) After Housing Costs (AHC).
- Compared to 2008/09, this represents a fall of 2 percentage points (0.2m) on a BHC basis and no change AHC.
- Compared to 1998/99, this represents a fall of 8 percentage points (0.6m) on a BHC basis and a fall of 13 percentage points (1.1m) AHC.
- Children - In 2009/10, 20 per cent of children (2.6 million) were in households in the UK with incomes below 60 per cent of contemporary median net disposable household income Before Housing Costs (BHC), and 29 per cent (3.8 million) After Housing Costs (AHC).
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: 14 June 2012
