MEASURING POVERTY 2023 - A report of the Social Metrics Commission - Chaired by Philippa Stroud, CEO of the Centre for Social Policy Studies

21 | Social Metrics Commission | Measuring Poverty MEASURING POVERTY Figure 5: Composition 14.9 million people in poverty Poverty rates in of poverty and poverty rates in the UK, by age, in the UK (2021/22), comprised of: the UK (2021/22): 2021/22 8,500,000 22% Of the overall population are in poverty Working-age adults 4,900,000 21% Of working-age adults are in poverty Children 1,500,000 34% Of c. [...] Figure 11: Composition 14.9 million people in poverty Poverty rates in of poverty and poverty rates in the UK, by in the UK (2021/22), comprised of: the UK (2021/22): housing tenure, 2021/22 5,700,000 51% Of people in families living in social-rented accommodation People in families living in social-rented accommodation are in poverty 4,400,000 35% Of people in families living in private-rented ac. [...] Figure 20: Composition 14.9 million people in poverty Poverty rates in of poverty and poverty rates in the UK, by ethnic in the UK (2021/22), comprised of: the UK (2021/22): group of household head, 2021/22 10,800,000 19% Of people in families living with a head of household who is White People in families with a head of household who is White are in poverty 200,000 28% Of people in families livin. [...] Figure 27: Persistent 7.9 million people in persistant poverty Persistant poverty rates in poverty in the UK, 2019/20 in the UK (2019/20), comprised of: the UK (2019/20): 4,600,000 57% Of all people in poverty are in persistent poverty Working-age adults 2,600,000 12% Of the whole UK population are in persistent poverty Children 700,000 13% Of working-age adults in the UK are in persistent poverty. [...] Table 10: Persistent poverty for people living % of all people in in families at different poverty who are also depths of poverty, in persistent poverty 2019/20 Living in a family <=5% below the poverty line 48 Living in a family 5%-10% below the poverty line 41 Living in a family 10%-25% below the poverty line 51 Living in a family 25%-50% below the poverty line 60 Living in a family >=50% below.