In-work poverty has become increasingly prevalent over the last few decades.
A relatively modest percentage increase (10% in-work poverty rate in 2001/02 to 12% in 2022/23) translates to a huge 55% increase in the number of workers in poverty to 3.9 million, up 1.4 million since 2001/02.
A relatively modest percentage increase (10% in-work poverty rate in 2001/02 to 12% in 2022/23) translates to a huge 55% increase in the number of workers in poverty to 3.9 million, up 1.4 million since 2001/02.
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Partly it’s about changing composition of who is in work; more parents, including single parents and those with larger families - groups more exposed to poverty - are now in work. They’re more likely to rent privately, paying high housing costs.
While for some, part-time work means flexibility and convenience, for others it means insufficient hours and insecurity – which seems increasingly prevalent.
-Anyone in work: 15%
-All working: 9%
-One working, one or more not working: 29%
-None working: 54%
BUT 2/3rds of working-age adults in poverty (68%) are in working households.
Of these, 1.5 million were in a family where someone had a disability, and 900k reported permanent sickness / disability as primary reason for now working.
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