Non Lincolnshire County Council

Children in Low Income Families

Annual statistics on the number and proportion (%) of children living in low income families both before and after housing costs. The tables show numbers and percentages for children aged under 16 living in Relative low income families, by local authority. These tables contains Official Statistics on the number of children living in Relative low income families After Housing Costs (AHC) and Relative and Absolute low income families Before Housing Costs (BHC.) Figures are calibrated to the Households Below Average Income (HBAI) UK total of children living in low income households. Please note- The DWP carried out a consultation in 2025 for a new statistical series which affected this dataset. The new data series was published in 2026 which covered data 2024 onwards, and they will not re-publish data prior to this. This page has the previous, pre-2022 data file - identified by the [Archived] note, alongside the new data series. Due to changes, the two data files will not be like for like for comparison purposes. 2023 data was not available. Description for Archived pre-2022 data: This dataset shows official annual experimental statistics for numbers and percentages of Children age under 16 living in Relative and Absolute low income families, by Local Authority District and Ward. Percentages are calculated by dividing the number of children age 0-15 living in low income families by resident children age 0-15 from mid-year population estimates. The latest data is marked P for Provisional and is subject to future revision. Data source: Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue and Customs. Updates are according to government statistics releases. For more information about this data and its methodology, please see the Source link.