Poverty: Children
Commons · Question 103452 · Tabled 6 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what weight is given to the level of (a) private rented sector rents and (b) council tax in the statistical determination of child poverty.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 13 Jan 2026
The UK's headline child poverty statistics are provided via the Households Below Average Income (HBAI) statistics publication: Households below average income (HBAI) statistics - GOV.UK. Children are defined as being in income-based poverty if the net inc...