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  • Admin-based income statistics

    Experimental small area gross and net incom statisticse using data from HM Revenue and Customs’ Pay As You Earn and Self-Assessment systems and the Department for Work and Pensions’ benefit system.

    Theme:
    Household income; Individual income
    Organisation:
    Office for National Statistics
    Country coverage:
    England; Wales
    Source Data:
    Pay As You Earn; Self-Assessment; Benefits
    Url:
    https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/articles/adminbasedincomeenglandandwales/latest
    Measure:
    Gross and net individual and household income
    Geographic scale:
    country; region; local authority; small areas
    Other geographic breakdowns:
    lower layer super output area (LSOA)
    Frequency:
    ad-hoc
    Time-series covers:
    2015 to 2016
    Breakdown:
    age; sex
    Notes:
    These admin-based income statistics are experimental and are published to demonstrate the feasibility of producing income statistics using a different methodology to that currently used in the production of income statistics.

  • Annual Survey of hours and earnings key findings (Scotland)

    Measures of employee earnings, using data from the Annual Survey for Hours and Earnings. Also includes analysis of the gender pay gap and living wage.

    Theme:
    Individual earnings; Disparities and Inequalities
    Organisation:
    Scottish Government
    Country coverage:
    Scotland
    Source Data:
    Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
    Url:
    https://www.gov.scot/publications/annual-survey-of-hours-and-earnings-2021/
    Measure:
    Weekly and hourly earnings
    Geographic scale:
    country
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    6 to 9 months
    Time-series covers:
    1997 to 2021
    Breakdown:
    Public Private; age; gender; industry; occupation; type of contract; Government office region
    Notes:
    ASHE datasets available on statistics.gov.scot for earnings, gender pay gap and living wage. Living wage and pay gap ASHE data is also published on the [https://www.nationalperformance.gov.scot/measuring-progress/national-indicator-performance; National Indicator Performance website].

  • Annual survey of hours and earnings (Wales)

    Measures of employee earnings, using data from the Annual Survey for Hours and Earnings. Also includes analysis of the gender pay gap.

    Theme:
    Individual earnings; Disparities and Inequalities
    Organisation:
    Welsh Government
    Country coverage:
    Wales
    Source Data:
    Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
    Url:
    https://gov.wales/annual-survey-hours-and-earnings
    Measure:
    Weekly and hourly earnings
    Geographic scale:
    country; local authority
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    6 to 9 months
    Time-series covers:
    1997 to 2021
    Notes:
    Includes overtime and incentive pay. Our statistical headline includes data at a Wales level, and [https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Business-Economy-and-Labour-Market/People-and-Work/Earnings; StatsWales] also has data at an LA level, but other geographies also published by ONS.

  • Average household income

    Estimates of average household income in the UK, with analysis of how these measures have changed over time, accounting for inflation and household composition

    Theme:
    Household income; Benefits
    Organisation:
    Office for National Statistics
    Country coverage:
    United Kingdom
    Source Data:
    Household Finances Survey; Living Costs and Food; Survey of Living Conditions
    Url:
    https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/bulletins/householddisposableincomeandinequality/latest
    Measure:
    Income and equivalised income
    Geographic scale:
    country
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    9 to 12 months
    Time-series covers:
    1977 to 2021
    Breakdown:
    household composition; age; income group; retirement status; housing tenure; output area classification; socio-economic classification; urban/rural; source of income

  • Average weekly earnings in GB

    Estimates of growth in earnings for employees before tax and other deductions from pay

    Theme:
    Individual earnings
    Organisation:
    Office for National Statistics
    Country coverage:
    Great Britain
    Source Data:
    Monthly Wages and Salary Survey
    Url:
    https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/averageweeklyearningsingreatbritain/latest
    Measure:
    Average weekly earnings
    Geographic scale:
    country
    Frequency:
    monthly
    Timeliness:
    1 to 3 months
    Time-series covers:
    2000 to 2022
    Breakdown:
    Industrial sector

  • Children in Low Income Families

    Annual statistics on the number and proportion of children living in low income families, across local areas.

    Find further breakdowns of these statistics on Stat-Xplore, an online tool for exploring some of DWP’s main statistics.

    Theme:
    Individual earnings; Disparities and Inequalities; Income-based poverty
    Organisation:
    Department for Work and Pensions
    Country coverage:
    United Kingdom
    Source Data:
    Registration and Population Interaction Database
    Url:
    https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics
    Measure:
    Number of children living in low income, across local areas, Before Housing Costs
    Geographic scale:
    country; region; local authority; small areas; other geographies
    Other geographic breakdowns:
    upper local tier authority; parliamentary constituency; ward; middle layer super output area (MSOA); lower layer super output area (LSOA)
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    12 months
    Time-series covers:
    2014 to 2021
    Breakdown:
    age and gender of child; work status; family type; relative and absolute poverty measures

  • Disability pay gaps in the UK

    Earnings and employment for disabled and non-disabled people in the UK, raw disability pay gaps and factors that affect pay for disabled people.

    Theme:
    Individual income; Individual earnings; Disparities and Inequalities
    Organisation:
    Office for National Statistics
    Country coverage:
    United Kingdom
    Source Data:
    Annual Population Survey; Labour Force Survey
    Url:
    https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/disability/articles/disabilitypaygapsintheuk/2018
    Measure:
    Median hourly pay by disability status and impairment type
    Geographic scale:
    country; region
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    9 to 12 months
    Time-series covers:
    2014 to 2018
    Breakdown:
    sex; age; disability; impairment; occupation; working pattern
    Notes:
    Annual Population Survey; Labour Force Survey

  • Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information

    Experimental monthly estimates of payrolled employees and their pay from HM Revenue and Customs’ Pay As You Earn Real Time Information data

    Theme:
    Individual earnings; Disparities and Inequalities
    Organisation:
    Office for National Statistics; HM Revenue and Customs
    Country coverage:
    United Kingdom
    Source Data:
    Pay As You Earn Real Time Information
    Url:
    https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/earningsandemploymentfrompayasyouearnrealtimeinformationuk/latest
    Measure:
    Monthly earnings and employment estimates, seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted
    Geographic scale:
    country; region; local authority; other geographies
    Other geographic breakdowns:
    NUTS1; NUTS2; NUTS3
    Frequency:
    monthly
    Timeliness:
    Less than 1 month
    Time-series covers:
    2014 to 2022
    Breakdown:
    income group; industry; age-band; region by age; region by industry

  • Effects of taxes and benefits on UK household income

    The redistribution effects on individuals and households of direct and indirect taxation and benefits received in cash or kind analysed by household type.

    Theme:
    Household income; Disparities and Inequalities; Benefits; Taxes; Income-based poverty
    Organisation:
    Office for National Statistics
    Country coverage:
    United Kingdom
    Source Data:
    Living Costs and Food; Survey of Living Conditions
    Url:
    https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/bulletins/theeffectsoftaxesandbenefitsonhouseholdincome/latest
    Measure:
    Sources of Average incomes, taxes and benefits
    Geographic scale:
    country; region
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    12 to 18 months
    Time-series covers:
    1977 to 2020
    Breakdown:
    household composition; income group; retirement status; source of income

  • Employee earnings in NI (Annual survey of hours and earnings)

    Measures of employee earnings, using data from the Annual Survey for Hours and Earnings

    Theme:
    Individual earnings; Disparities and Inequalities
    Organisation:
    Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
    Country coverage:
    Northern Ireland
    Source Data:
    Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
    Url:
    https://www.nisra.gov.uk/publications/employee-earnings-ni-2021
    Measure:
    Weekly, hourly and annual earnings
    Geographic scale:
    country; region; local authority; other geographies
    Other geographic breakdowns:
    parliamentary constituency
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    6 to 9 months
    Time-series covers:
    1997 to 2021
    Breakdown:
    age; industrial sector; occupation; sex; employment status (or FT vs PT)
    Notes:
    Includes overtime and incentive pay.

  • Employee earnings in the UK (Annual survey of hours and earnings)

    Measures of employee earnings, using data from the Annual Survey for Hours and Earnings

    Theme:
    Individual earnings; Disparities and Inequalities
    Organisation:
    Office for National Statistics
    Country coverage:
    United Kingdom
    Source Data:
    Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
    Url:
    https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/annualsurveyofhoursandearnings/latest
    Measure:
    Weekly and hourly earnings
    Geographic scale:
    country; region; local authority; other geographies
    Other geographic breakdowns:
    parliamentary constituency; travel to work area; local enterprise partnerships
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    6 to 9 months
    Time-series covers:
    1997 to 2021
    Breakdown:
    age; industrial sector; occupation; sex; employment status (or FT vs PT); care sector
    Notes:
    Includes overtime and incentive pay.

  • Ethnicity pay gaps in the UK

    Earnings and employment statistics for different ethnic groups in the UK, raw pay gaps and factors that affect pay

    Theme:
    Individual income; Individual earnings; Disparities and Inequalities
    Organisation:
    Office for National Statistics
    Country coverage:
    United Kingdom
    Source Data:
    Annual Population Survey; Labour Force Survey
    Url:
    https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/articles/ethnicitypaygapsingreatbritain/latest
    Measure:
    Hourly ethnicity pay gap
    Geographic scale:
    country; region
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    9 to 12 months
    Time-series covers:
    2012 to 2019
    Breakdown:
    sex; age; ethnicity

  • Family Resources Survey

    An annual report that provides facts and figures about the incomes and living circumstances of households and families in the UK.

    Access the underlying data used to produce the statistics through the UK data archive.

    Theme:
    Household income; Pensions; Individual earnings; Disparities and Inequalities; Savings, Investment and Wealth; Benefits
    Organisation:
    Department for Work and Pensions
    Country coverage:
    United Kingdom
    Source Data:
    Family Resources Survey
    Url:
    https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-resources-survey--2
    Measure:
    Household income and other household information
    Geographic scale:
    country; region
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    9 to 12 months
    Time-series covers:
    1992 to 2021
    Breakdown:
    household composition; age; sex; housing tenure; ethnicity; also: Household income, split by source (wages versus state benefits versus other sources like pensions, and rental/investment incomes); and the same for family incomes, as opposed to the household overall. Household composition; age; sex; housing tenure; care, both receipt and caring for others; disability; ethnicity; savings and investments; the self-employed, and earnings from self employment; household food security (or food insecurity); educational attainment; and pensions, including participation in pension schemes

  • Gender pay gap in Northern Ireland

    Differences in pay between women and men by age, business size, full-time and part-time, public/private sector and occupation

    Theme:
    Individual earnings; Disparities and Inequalities
    Organisation:
    Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
    Country coverage:
    Northern Ireland
    Source Data:
    Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
    Url:
    https://www.nisra.gov.uk/publications/employee-earnings-ni-2021
    Measure:
    Annual gender pay gap estimates
    Geographic scale:
    country; region
    Other geographic breakdowns:
    parliamentary constituency
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    6 to 9 months
    Time-series covers:
    1997 to 2021
    Breakdown:
    age; occupation; sex; employment status (or FT vs PT); public/private sector; business size

  • Gender pay gap in the UK

    Differences in pay between women and men by age, region, full-time and part-time, and occupation

    Theme:
    Individual earnings; Disparities and Inequalities
    Organisation:
    Office for National Statistics
    Country coverage:
    United Kingdom
    Source Data:
    Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
    Url:
    https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/genderpaygapintheuk/latest
    Measure:
    Annual gender pay gap estimates
    Geographic scale:
    country; region; local authority; other geographies
    Other geographic breakdowns:
    parliamentary constituency; travel to work area; local enterprise partnerships
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    6 to 9 months
    Time-series covers:
    1997 to 2021
    Breakdown:
    age; industrial sector; occupation; sex; employment status (or FT vs PT)

  • Gross weekly earnings

    Gross weekly earnings of full-time employees by region (Labour Force Survey). This table is usually updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.

    Theme:
    Individual earnings
    Organisation:
    Office for National Statistics
    Country coverage:
    United Kingdom
    Source Data:
    Labour Force Survey
    Url:
    https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/grossweeklyearningsoffulltimeemployeesbyregionearn05
    Measure:
    Average weekly earnings of full-time employees
    Geographic scale:
    country; region
    Frequency:
    every three months
    Timeliness:
    1 to 3 months
    Time-series covers:
    1995 to 2021
    Notes:
    The data on individual’s earnings captured by this dataset (based on Labour Force Survey data) is thought to be of a lower quality than that of the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings or the Average Weekly Earnings. However, the survey is able to produce earnings breakdowns for a range of personal characteristics not available in many other sources. Gross weekly and hourly pay are known to be underestimated on the Labour Force Survey. This data comprises: - [https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/grossweeklyearningsoffulltimeemployeesbyregionearn05; EARN05: Gross weekly earnings of full-time employees by region] - [https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/grossweeklyearningsbyoccupationearn06; EARN06: Gross weekly earnings by occupation] - [https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/grossweeklyearningsbyindustryearn07; EARN07: Gross weekly earnings by industry] - [https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/distributionofgrosshourlyearningsofemployeesearn08; EARN08: Distribution of gross hourly earnings of employees]

  • Household income inequality

    Insight into main estimates of household incomes and inequality in the UK, along with analysis of how these measures have changed over time accounting for inflation and household composition

    Theme:
    Household income; Disparities and Inequalities; Benefits; Income-based poverty
    Organisation:
    Office for National Statistics
    Country coverage:
    United Kingdom
    Source Data:
    Household Finances Survey; Living Costs and Food; Survey of Living Conditions
    Url:
    https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/bulletins/householdincomeinequalityfinancial/latest
    Measure:
    Measures of inequality
    Geographic scale:
    country
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    9 to 12 months
    Time-series covers:
    1977 to 2021
    Breakdown:
    household composition; age; income group; retirement status; housing tenure; output area classification; socio-economic classification; urban/rural; source of income

  • Households below average income

    Annual statistics on UK living standards, household incomes, income inequality and low income rates (income-based poverty).

    UK-level households below average income (HBAI) data is available on the Stat-Xplore online tool. You can use Stat-Xplore to create your own HBAI analysis.

    Access the underlying data used to produce the statistics through the UK data archive.

    Theme:
    Household income; Pensions; Disparities and Inequalities; Benefits; Income-based poverty
    Organisation:
    Department for Work and Pensions
    Country coverage:
    United Kingdom
    Source Data:
    Family Resources Survey
    Url:
    https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/households-below-average-income-hbai--2
    Measure:
    Average incomes, income inequality, the number and percentage of people living in low income households, material deprivation, and household food security
    Geographic scale:
    country; region
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    9 to 12 months
    Time-series covers:
    1994 to 2021
    Breakdown:
    household composition; age; gender; housing tenure; ethnicity; educational attainment; economic status; disability; housing tenure; household food security

  • Impact of furlough on earnings

    The impact of furlough on earnings over the last two years

    Theme:
    Individual earnings; Disparities and Inequalities
    Organisation:
    Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
    Country coverage:
    Northern Ireland
    Source Data:
    Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
    Url:
    https://www.nisra.gov.uk/publications/employee-earnings-ni-2021
    Measure:
    Weekly earnings and furlough rates
    Geographic scale:
    country
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    6 to 9 months
    Time-series covers:
    2019 to 2021
    Breakdown:
    age; industrial sector; occupation

  • Income dynamics

    Information on persistent low income and changes in income over time, including movements into and out of low income.

    Theme:
    Household income; Disparities and Inequalities; Income-based poverty
    Organisation:
    Department for Work and Pensions
    Country coverage:
    United Kingdom
    Source Data:
    Understanding Society
    Url:
    https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/income-dynamics-statistics
    Measure:
    Rates of persistent low income, transition into and out of low income, and income movements.
    Geographic scale:
    country; region
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    15 months
    Time-series covers:
    2010 to 2020
    Breakdown:
    household composition; ethnicity; housing tenure; children; pensioners; disability; age; gender; employment status; educational attainment.

  • Low and high pay in Northern Ireland

    The distribution of hourly earnings of high-paid and low-paid jobs and jobs paid below the National Minimum/Living Wage.

    Theme:
    Individual earnings; Disparities and Inequalities
    Organisation:
    Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
    Country coverage:
    Northern Ireland
    Source Data:
    Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
    Url:
    https://www.nisra.gov.uk/publications/employee-earnings-ni-2021
    Measure:
    Low paid employees and their hourly earnings
    Geographic scale:
    country; region
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    6 to 9 months
    Time-series covers:
    1997 to 2021
    Breakdown:
    occupation; employment status (or FT vs PT)

  • Low and high pay in the UK

    The distribution of hourly earnings of high-paid and low-paid jobs and jobs paid below the National Minimum Wage.

    Theme:
    Individual earnings; Disparities and Inequalities
    Organisation:
    Office for National Statistics
    Country coverage:
    United Kingdom
    Source Data:
    Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
    Url:
    https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/lowandhighpayuk/latest
    Measure:
    Low paid employees and their hourly earnings
    Geographic scale:
    country; region
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    6 to 9 months
    Time-series covers:
    1997 to 2021
    Breakdown:
    age; industrial sector; occupation; sex; employment status (or FT vs PT)

  • Northern Ireland Family Resources Survey

    An annual report that provides facts and figures about the incomes and living circumstances of households and families in Northern Ireland.

    Access the underlying data used to produce the statistics through the UK data archive.

    Theme:
    Household income; Pensions; Individual earnings; Disparities and Inequalities; Savings, Investment and Wealth; Benefits
    Organisation:
    Department for Communities Northern Ireland
    Country coverage:
    Northern Ireland
    Source Data:
    Family Resources Survey
    Url:
    https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/topics/family-resources-survey#toc-0
    Measure:
    Household income and other household information
    Geographic scale:
    country; Local Government District; other geographies
    Other geographic breakdowns:
    urban/rural
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    18 to 24 months
    Time-series covers:
    2002 to 2020
    Breakdown:
    household composition; age; sex; housing tenure; also: Household income, split by source (wages versus state benefits versus other sources like pensions, and rental/investment income). Household composition; age; sex; housing tenure; care, both receipt and caring for others; disability; savings and investments; the self-employed, and earnings from self-employment; household food security (or food insecurity); and pensions, including participation in pension schemes.

  • Northern Ireland Households below average income

    Annual statistics on Northern Ireland living standards, household incomes, income inequality and low income rates (income-based poverty).

    UK-level households below average income (HBAI) data is available on the Stat-Xplore online tool. You can use Stat-Xplore to create your own HBAI analysis.

    Theme:
    Household income; Pensions; Disparities and Inequalities; Benefits; Income-based poverty
    Organisation:
    Department for Communities Northern Ireland
    Country coverage:
    Northern Ireland
    Source Data:
    Family Resources Survey
    Url:
    https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/topics/family-resources-survey#toc-2
    Measure:
    Average incomes, income inequality, the number and percentage of people living in low income households, material deprivation, and household food security
    Geographic scale:
    country; Local Government District; other geographies
    Other geographic breakdowns:
    urban/rural
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    12 to 18 months
    Time-series covers:
    2002 to 2020
    Breakdown:
    household composition; age; gender; housing tenure; educational attainment; economic status; disability

  • Northern Ireland Poverty Bulletin

    Annual statistics on Northern Ireland living standards, household incomes, income inequality and low income rates (income-based poverty).

    Households below average income (HBAI) data, which is used to produce analysis for the Northern Ireland Poverty Bulletin, is available at a UK level on the Stat-Xplore online tool. You can use Stat-Xplore to create your own HBAI analysis.

    Theme:
    Household income; Disparities and Inequalities; Income-based poverty
    Organisation:
    Department for Communities Northern Ireland
    Country coverage:
    Northern Ireland
    Source Data:
    Family Resources Survey
    Url:
    https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/topics/family-resources-survey#toc-1
    Measure:
    Average incomes, income inequality, the number and percentage of people living in low income households, material deprivation
    Geographic scale:
    country
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    12 to 18 months
    Time-series covers:
    2002 to 2021
    Breakdown:
    Individuals; Children; Working-Age Adults; Pensioners

  • Pensioners' Incomes

    How much income pensioners get each week and where they get that income from.

    Pensioners’ Incomes (PI) Series data is available on the Stat-Xplore online tool. You can use Stat-Xplore to create your own PI analysis. The PI information is available at family (benefit unit) level.

    Access the underlying data used to produce the statistics through the UK data archive.

    Theme:
    Household income; Pensions; Benefits
    Organisation:
    Department for Work and Pensions
    Country coverage:
    United Kingdom
    Source Data:
    Family Resources Survey
    Url:
    https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pensioners-incomes-series-statistics--3
    Measure:
    Gross and net household income
    Geographic scale:
    country; region
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    9 to 12 months
    Time-series covers:
    1994 to 2021
    Breakdown:
    age; gender; recently reached state pension age status; family type; income type; ethnic group; marital status; retirement status

  • Persistent Poverty in Scotland

    This publication presents estimates of the proportion of people, children, working-age adults and pensioners living in persistent poverty in Scotland and in the other countries in the UK. The estimates are used to monitor progress in reducing poverty.

    Theme:
    Disparities and Inequalities; Income-based poverty
    Organisation:
    Scottish Government
    Country coverage:
    United Kingdom
    Source Data:
    Understanding Society
    Url:
    https://data.gov.scot/poverty/2022/persistent.html
    Measure:
    Persistent poverty before and after housing costs
    Geographic scale:
    country
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    15 months
    Time-series covers:
    2010 to 2020
    Breakdown:
    Age group
    Notes:
    The estimates in Persistent Poverty in Scotland are derived from the Understanding Society survey. Understanding Society is also used by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) for the annual Income Dynamics publication.

  • Persistent poverty (Wales)

    Data on persistent low income in Wales, based on the Department for Work and Pensions’ Income Dynamics report.

    Theme:
    Household income; Disparities and Inequalities; Income-based poverty
    Organisation:
    Welsh Government
    Country coverage:
    Wales
    Source Data:
    Understanding Society
    Url:
    https://gov.wales/persistent-poverty
    Measure:
    Rates of low income
    Geographic scale:
    country
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    15 months
    Time-series covers:
    2012 to 2020
    Breakdown:
    children
    Notes:
    Our statistical headline includes data at a Wales level, but other geographies also published by DWP .

  • Personal incomes

    Statistics about personal incomes are assessed using the annual Survey of Personal Incomes

    Theme:
    Individual earnings; Disparities and Inequalities; Taxes; Pensions; Savings, Investment and Wealth; Individual income
    Organisation:
    HM Revenue and Customs
    Country coverage:
    United Kingdom
    Source Data:
    Survey of Personal Incomes; Pay As You Earn; Self-Assessment
    Url:
    https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-incomes-statistics
    Measure:
    Personal income
    Geographic scale:
    country; region; local authority; other geographies
    Other geographic breakdowns:
    county; parliamentary constituency
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    2 to 3 years
    Time-series covers:
    1992 to 2020
    Breakdown:
    age; gender; self-employment; pensioners; source of income; income group

  • Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland

    This report presents three-year averaged estimates of the proportion of people, children, working-age adults and pensioners in Scotland living in poverty, and other statistics on household income and income inequality. These estimates are used to monitor progress in reducing poverty, child poverty and income inequality.

    Theme:
    Disparities and Inequalities; Income-based poverty; Household income
    Organisation:
    Scottish Government
    Country coverage:
    Scotland
    Source Data:
    Family Resources Survey
    Url:
    https://data.gov.scot/poverty/2021/
    Measure:
    Relative, absolute, severe poverty, combined low income and material deprivation, before and after housing costs; pensioner material deprivation; household income; income sources; food security; income inequality
    Geographic scale:
    country
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    12 months
    Time-series covers:
    1994 to 2020
    Breakdown:
    Family type; number of children in the household; family economic status: household work status; tenure; urban and rural classification; adult age; gender; marital status; disabled household members; ethnicity; religion; child age; age of youngest child; age of mother;
    Notes:
    Datasets are available covering: [https://statistics.gov.scot/data/poverty-all-people; all people], [https://statistics.gov.scot/data/poverty-adults; adults], [https://statistics.gov.scot/data/poverty-children; children], [https://statistics.gov.scot/data/poverty-single-adults; single adults], [https://statistics.gov.scot/data/poverty-working-age-adults; working age adults] and [https://statistics.gov.scot/data/poverty-pensionable-age-adults; pensionable age adults]. Note: 2020 to 2021 estimates are unreliable as they are based on data collected during the first year of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Lockdown rules severely disrupted the data collection. As a result, we were unable to obtain a representative sample for Scotland.

  • Regional gross disposable household income

    Annual estimates of regional gross disposable household income for the UK International Territorial Level (ITL) ITL1, ITL2, ITL3 regions, local and combined authorities, city regions and other economic and enterprise regions

    Theme:
    Household income; Taxes
    Organisation:
    Office for National Statistics
    Country coverage:
    United Kingdom
    Source Data:
    Pay As You Earn; Survey of Personal Incomes
    Url:
    https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/regionalaccounts/grossdisposablehouseholdincome/bulletins/regionalgrossdisposablehouseholdincomegdhi/latest
    Measure:
    Gross disposable household income
    Geographic scale:
    country; region; local authority; other geographies
    Other geographic breakdowns:
    ITL1; ITL2; ITL3
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    12 to 18 months
    Time-series covers:
    1997 to 2019
    Breakdown:
    components of income

  • Regional gross disposable household income (Wales)

    Annual estimates of regional gross disposable household income (GDHI) for Wales

    Theme:
    Household income; Taxes
    Organisation:
    Welsh Government
    Country coverage:
    Wales
    Source Data:
    Pay As You Earn; Survey of Personal Incomes
    Url:
    https://gov.wales/regional-gross-disposable-household-income
    Measure:
    Gross disposable household income
    Geographic scale:
    country
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    12 to 18 months
    Time-series covers:
    1997 to 2019
    Breakdown:
    components of income
    Notes:
    Our statistical headline and the [https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Business-Economy-and-Labour-Market/Regional-Accounts/Household-Income; StatsWales website] includes data at a Wales level, but other geographies also published by [https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/regionalaccounts/grossdisposablehouseholdincome/bulletins/regionalgrossdisposablehouseholdincomegdhi/previousReleases; ONS].

  • Relative income poverty (Wales)

    Annual statistics on the number of people in Wales in a household where income is less than 60% of the UK median.

    Theme:
    Income-based poverty; Disparities and Inequalities; Household income;
    Organisation:
    Welsh Government
    Country coverage:
    Wales
    Source Data:
    Family Resources Survey
    Url:
    https://gov.wales/relative-income-poverty
    Measure:
    Income inequality, the number and percentage of people living in low income households
    Geographic scale:
    country
    Frequency:
    yearly
    Timeliness:
    9 to 12 months
    Time-series covers:
    2007 to 2020
    Breakdown:
    household composition; age; gender; housing tenure; ethnicity; economic status; disability; housing tenure
    Notes:
    [https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Community-Safety-and-Social-Inclusion/Poverty; StatsWales] includes data at a Wales level, but other geographies also published by DWP. Analysis of DWP’s Households Below Average Income data below UK level is not recommended for the 2020 to 2021 survey year. This is because a combination of smaller sample sizes and additional bias means it is not possible to make meaningful statistical assessments of trends and changes in the most recent year compared to the pre-coronavirus level. Therefore Welsh Government have not published the usual range of additional Welsh analysis of the poverty data for 2020 to 2021. For further details see the article [https://gov.wales/measures-poverty-april-2020-march-2021; Measures of poverty: April 2020 to March 2021].

  • Small area income estimates

    Small area model-based income estimates covering local areas called Middle layer Super Output Areas in England and Wales

    Theme:
    Household income
    Organisation:
    Office for National Statistics
    Country coverage:
    England; Wales
    Source Data:
    Family Resources Survey; Census; Pay As You Earn; DWP benefits; VOA council tax
    Url:
    https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/bulletins/smallareamodelbasedincomeestimates/latest
    Measure:
    Household income, before and after housing costs
    Geographic scale:
    small areas
    Other geographic breakdowns:
    middle layer super output area (MSOA)
    Frequency:
    every two years
    Timeliness:
    2 to 3 years
    Time-series covers:
    2004 to 2018