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Proportions of working-age adults living in households with less than 60 per cent. of contemporary median household income, for England and the English regions 1996-97—1998-99 to 2002-03—2004-05, after housing costs
Proportion of working-age adults( 1) as three-year moving averages
1996-97/1998-99 1997-98/1998-99 1998-99/2000-01 1999-2000/2001-02 2000-01/2002-03 2001-02/2003-04 2002-03/2004-05

England

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

North East

25

26

25

23

22

21

21

North West and Merseyside

22

21

21

21

20

19

19

Yorkshire and Humberside

21

22

21

21

20

20

19

East Midlands

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

West Midlands

18

18

19

19

20

20

20

Eastern

16

15

14

14

14

15

15

London

24

24

23

23

23

23

24

South East

15

15

15

15

14

15

15

South West

19

19

19

19

18

18

17

(1) Figures are provided using a three-year moving averages, as single-year estimates do not provide a robust guide to year on year changes. Hence, figures are not consistent with previously published single-year estimates and there may be differences in changes over time. Source: Family Resources Survey

The following tables show the proportions of children living in households with income below the threshold 60 per cent. of contemporary median in England and the English regions since 1996-97. These are shown before and after housing costs. The threshold of 60 per cent. of median household income is the most commonly used in reporting trends in low income.


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Proportions of children living in households with less than 60 per cent. of contemporary median household income, for England and the English regions 1996-97—1998-99 to 2002-03—2004-05, before housing costs
Proportion of children( 1) as three-year moving averages
1996-97/1998-99 1997-98/1998-99 1998-99/2000-01 1999-2000/2001-02 2000-01/2002-03 2001-02/2003-04 2002-03/2004-05

England

24

24

22

21

20

20

20

North East

31

32

32

27

29

27

28

North West and Merseyside

30

30

28

25

23

23

22

Yorkshire and Humberside

30

30

28

26

25

24

24

East Midlands

23

23

23

23

24

22

21

West Midlands

27

26

25

26

24

24

24

Eastern

18

18

16

15

13

14

14

London

25

24

24

23

23

23

24

South East

16

15

14

14

13

13

12

South West

22

21

19

17

17

17

16


Proportions of children living in households with less than 60 per cent. of contemporary median household income, for England and the English regions 1996-97—1998-99 to 2002-03—2004-05, after housing costs
Proportion of children( 1) as three-year moving averages
1996-97/1998-99 1997-98/1998-99 1998-99/2000-01 1999-2000/2001-02 2000-01/2002-03 2001-02/2003-04 2002-03/2004-05

England

33

32

32

31

29

29

28

North East

38

38

38

34

34

32

32

North West and Merseyside

37

37

35

33

32

30

29

Yorkshire and Humberside

35

35

33

32

30

30

29

East Midlands

29

29

29

28

29

27

26

West Midlands

33

32

33

33

32

31

30

Eastern

27

26

25

24

23

22

22

London

41

41

40

39

38

38

39

South East

25

24

23

23

22

21

21

South West

31

31

29

28

27

27

25

(1) Figures are provided using a three-year moving averages, as single-year estimates do not provide a robust guide to year on year changes. Hence, figures are not consistent with previously published single-year estimates and there may be differences in changes over time. Source: Family Resources Survey

Redundancies

Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many of the staff made redundant by his Department and the agencies for which it is responsible since 6 April 2004 had been recruited by the Department or its predecessor Department and their respective agencies since 1 May 1997. [82496]

Mrs. McGuire: As part of its Efficiency Programme, the Department has run a number of staff early release schemes since April 2004. All but one early release under these schemes has been on a voluntary basis. As at the end of March 2006 a total of 335 staff (full-time equivalent) who left the Department under these schemes had been recruited since 1 May 1997.


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