Latest 2023/2024 Child Poverty Statistics (Released 20 Feb 2025)

Select trends with the latest 2023/24 statistics added. Detailed analysis to be released by February 27th

Material Hardship (Primary Measure)


Relative Income Poverty

Before housing costs 50 AKA BHC50 (Primary Measure)

Income Poverty with Housing Costs

After housing costs 50, fixed to a base year AKA AHC50-Fixed, also AKA “absolute poverty” (Primary Measure)

Housing and deep poverty

The population of children in income poverty after housing costs are deducted is now similar to that of 2008.

Consistent Poverty