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Child poverty after housing costs
Part of the Childhood and Social Floor domain. Proportion of children living in households below 60% of median income after housing costs, the principal measure of child poverty in the UK.
Latest data
Latest reading
FYE 2025
Change between the two latest observations (FYE 2025 to FYE 2025), in stress score.
A higher reading is treated as worse for this indicator.
Score composition
Stress score
Since the August 2026 release
What changed on this indicator between the two releases: method only.
Blended from two measured components: (2/3 weight) and trend (1/3 weight); where no trend can be computed the metric is scored on its level alone. Volatility is published as a diagnostic and does not enter the blend. Full formula on the methodology page.
Level · 2/3 weight
Bounds: scored against fixed best/worst limits, used until a metric has about eight years of verified data to rank against.
Trend · 1/3 weight
Neutral: the latest reading matches the one before it, so no change is measured.
Volatility · diagnostic, not blended
50Provisional: fewer than four historical readings are available, so this defaults to a mid range score rather than a measured figure.
Data confidence and provenance
Confidence and source
How much weight to put on the reading, the mean data-confidence across the component metrics (source quality, recency and completeness).
Source
Children in Low Income Families
- Update frequency
- Annual
- Reliability
- high
Provenance
- Provider
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Series ID
- dwp_cilif
- Frequency
- Annual
- Accessed
- 16 June 2026
Known weakness
Annual publication carries a 12-month lag; the relative measure can show falling child poverty during recessions when median income also falls. A FYE2022 admin-data switch is a structural break, so year-on-year deltas across that boundary are misleading.
Notes
Verified official value from Department for Work and Pensions (dwp_cilif), accessed 2026-06-16.
Historical values
History
| Period | Value | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| FYE 2025 | 27 |