Summary

UK summary table

IndicatorTrends over time
Over the medium term Over latest year of available data
Income
Individuals with low income = -
Low income by age group Mixed Mixed
Low income by family type Mixed Mixed
Low income by and ethnicity + =
Paying full Council Tax - -
Benefit levels Mixed -
In receipt of out-of-work benefits + -
In long-term receipt of out-of-work benefits = +
Persistent low income = +
Lacking consumer durables + +
Children
In low-income households = -
In workless households + =
Low birthweight babies = +
Infant deaths + +
Accidental deaths + =
Underage pregnancies = +
Educational attainment at age 11 + -
Educational attainment at age 16 + +
School exclusions + +
Looked-after children = =
With a criminal record = +
Concentration of poor children = =
Young adults
In low-income households = =
Unemployment - -
Low pay = =
Not in education, employment or training - =
Problem drug use = -
Suicides + -
Without a basic qualification unclear +
With a criminal record + =
Working-age adults
In low-income households = =
Low income by work status - -
Low income and disability = -
Low income and Council Tax - -
Concentrations of low income and worklessness = =
Wanting paid work mixed -
Work and disability = =
Work and lone parents + +
Work and ethnicity + =
Work and gender mixed =
In workless households + =
Low pay + =
Insecure at work = mixed
Access to training = =
Without educational qualifications + +
Premature death + +
Limiting long-standing illness or disability = =
Mental health = =
Obesity - =
Older people
In low-income households + =
No private income + =
Benefit take-up - =
Excess winter deaths = -
Limiting long-standing illness or disability = =
Anxiety + =
Help from social services to live at home - -
Community
Without a bank or building society account + +
Without home contents insurance = =
Ability to travel = =
Polarisation by housing tenure + =
Without central heating + +
Non-decent homes + =
Energy inefficient homes + +
Fuel poverty - -
Homelessness + +
Overcrowding = =
Unmet housing need Mixed =
Mortgage re-possessions - -
Housing benefit - -
Non-participation = =
Dissatisfaction with local area + +
Victims of crime + =

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