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Scottish Households Below Average Income 2006-07
10/06/2008
Scotland's Chief Statistician today published Scottish Households Below Average Income 2006-07 containing key statistics on the number of children, working age adults and pensioners in low-income poverty.
The main findings are:
- The total number of individuals in relative poverty in Scotland has fallen by 40,000 since 2005-06 to 840,000 or 17 per cent of the population. The reduction is of 30,000 working age adults and 10,000 pensioners
- The number of children in relative poverty remains at 210,000 (21 per cent). The number of children in absolute poverty fell by 10,000 but the percentage remains stable at 12 per cent. The number of children in combined low income and material deprivation increased by 30,000, returning to the level (16 per cent) reported in 2004-05
Relative poverty is defined as having a net income, adjusted for household size and composition, of less than 60 per cent of the UK median.
Absolute poverty is defined as having a net income, adjusted for household size and composition, of less than 60 per cent of the 1998-99 GB median adjusted for inflation.
Combined low income and material deprivation is defined as having a net income, adjusted for household size and composition, of less than 70 per cent of the UK median AND a material deprivation score of 25 or higher.
Official statistics are produced by professionally independent statistical staff.