Proportion of households in poverty by family type (2022/23)
Last updated: May 2024
Next estimated update: May 2025
What does this indicator show?
This indicator shows the proportion of people in poverty in London (after housing costs) by family structure. A person is classed as being in poverty if they earn below 60% of the median income. You can find out more about how poverty is measured here.
What does it tell us?
Families made up of a single adult with children are the most likely to be in poverty. In London 47% of these family types are counted as being in poverty, with 44% in the rest of England. Other single person household types follow next, with couple households showing lower poverty rates. Couples pensioners and couples without children are the least likely to be in poverty - 13% and 14%, respectively, of this family type were in poverty in London for 2022/23.
The family structure of Londoners in poverty
The chart below shows the make-up of London households in poverty, by family structure. Families with children make up more than a third of all Londoners in poverty (40%). Single persons without children also make up a quarter of all Londoners in poverty (25%).
Family types in poverty (2022/23)
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