Updated 28 September 2012
Rate of disability poverty
Indicator description
The indicator measures the percentage of individuals in families containing someone who is disabled with an income which is below 60% of contemporary equivalised median income, before housing costs. Data are adjusted for family size and composition, before deducting for housing costs, so different household types are compared in a robust way. Data do not include care home residents as the sample used for the survey consists of the private household population only. Data are for a financial year and published around a year after the financial year ending. A statistically significant change means that a change is likely to be a real effect, rather than just down to normal variation between samples.
Latest data – published 14 June 2012
The latest data for 2010-2011 shows that there are 20% of individuals in families where at least one member is disabled with incomes below 60% of contemporary equivalised median income before housing costs. The equivalent figure for 2009-2010 was also 20% and therefore there has been no statistically significant change between 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.
The percentage of household containing someone who is disabled with an income below 60 per cent of median before housing costs
| Year | Rate of Disability Poverty |
|---|---|
| 2010-2011 | 20% |
| 2009-2010 | 20% |
| 2008-2009 | 22% |
The data for this indicator, including historical data back to 2002-2003 is published on the Office for Disability Issues website as Disability Equality Indicator C3.
- Disability Equality Indicators (Office for Disability Issues)
