Poverty Line 2024 Uk By Age. The number and proportion of children and pensioners in poverty rose between 2020/21 and 2021/22, as did overall poverty. The statistics are the uk’s official source of poverty estimates and, with a larger sample size, are the main source on household and individual incomes.

Child poverty is higher in households where someone is disabled, and in households with younger children. And child poverty is higher in larger families: