About this data

Source: DWP, Children in low income families: local area statistics, financial year ending 2025

• These figures estimate the share of children in each area living in relative poverty: in families whose income is below 60% of the UK median. They are based on families' benefit and tax credit records, calibrated so the UK total matches the national survey estimate (Households Below Average Income), so they are not exactly the same as the national figures.
• DWP revised these statistics in March 2026, and the revised series starts in 2021/22. Earlier figures were calculated differently and are not shown.
• After housing costs figures, which take account of rent and mortgage costs, are published for local areas only from 2023/24. They are much higher than before housing costs figures in areas with high housing costs, such as London.
• Figures for areas with few children, such as the City of London and the Isles of Scilly, can change a lot from year to year.

This chart appears in Poverty.