The
Children in low-income families' local area statistics (CiLIF), provides
information on the number and proportion of children living in Absolute low
income by local area across
the United Kingdom.The
summary Statistical Release and tables which also show the proportions of
children living in low income families are available here: Children in low income families:
local area statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)Statistics
on the number of children in low income families by financial year are
published on Stat-Xplore. Figures are calibrated to the Households Below Average Income
(HBAI) survey regional estimates of children in low income but provide
more granular local area information not available from the HBAI, for example
by Local Authority, Westminster Parliamentary Constituency and Ward.Absolute low-income is defined as a family in low income Before
Housing Costs (BHC) in the reference year in comparison with incomes in
2010/11. A family must have claimed Child Benefit and at least one other
household benefit (Universal Credit, tax credits, or Housing Benefit) at any
point in the year to be classed as low income in these statistics. Gross income
measure is Before Housing Costs (BHC) and includes contributions from earnings,
state support and pensions.
Statistical disclosure
control has been applied with Stat-Xplore, which guards against the
identification of an individual claimant.