MEASURING POVERTY - MEASURING POVERTY 2020 - A report of the Social Metrics Commission

This will allow an understanding of the scale of the task that families face in moving out of poverty and how close others (above the poverty line) are to falling into poverty; • The persistence of poverty: To assess how long families in poverty have been in poverty for, so that the escalating impact of poverty over time can be considered and tackled; and • The Lived Experience of those in poverty. [...] The prevalence of each of the factors amongst the population in poverty is compared to that of the population not in poverty, to establish an understanding of some of the differences between the two populations. [...] THE NATURE OF UK POVERTY – POVERTY DEPTH AND PERSISTENCE One of the key advances of the Commission’s poverty measurement framework is that it considers the incidence of poverty across the UK, alongside providing details of the nature of that poverty, including the depth of poverty families experience and the extent to which they experience persistent poverty (defined as being in poverty this year,. [...] Figure 26: Composition 14.4 million people in poverty Poverty rates in of poverty and poverty rates in the UK, by in the UK (2018/19), comprised of: the UK (2018/19): housing tenure, 2018/19 5,300,000 49% Of people in families living in social-rented accommodation People in families living in social-rented accommodation are in poverty 4,700,000 37% Of people in families living in private-rented ac. [...] Figure 29: Composition 14.4 million people in poverty Poverty rates in of poverty and poverty rates in the UK, by ethnic in the UK (2018/19), comprised of: the UK (2018/19): group of household head, 2018/19 10,700,000 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 32% Of people in families livin.