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Change description : 2026-03-26 09:30:00: The background information and methodology note now includes new sections explaining how After Housing Costs statistics have been derived and revisions to the Before Housing Costs series as a result of changes to Households Below Average Income statistics. [Guidance and regulation]

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Children in low income families: local area statistics: background information and methodology

Official statistics on the number of children living in low income families.

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Department for Work and Pensions
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26 March 2020
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Background information and methodology: Children in low income families: local area statistics

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Information about the Children in low income families: local area statistics methodology, including the context, purpose and source data of the statistics covered.

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Published 26 March 2020
Last updated 2726 March 20252026 + show all updates

  2. Added a new note accompanying March 2025 statistics with additional sections on methodological improvements to the statistics, and new guidance for users on interpretation of the statistics.

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2026-03-26 09:30
The background information and methodology note now includes new sections explaining how After Housing Costs statistics have been derived and revisions to the Before Housing Costs series as a result of changes to Households Below Average Income statistics.

2025-03-27 09:30
Added a new note accompanying March 2025 statistics with additional sections on methodological improvements to the statistics, and new guidance for users on interpretation of the statistics.

2024-03-21 09:30
Revised background information and methodology document. The latest release of Children in low income families: local area statistics has been published today, 21 March 2024.

2023-02-23 10:00
Revised background information and methodology document – the next release of ‘Children in low income families: local area’ statistics will be published on 23 March 2023.

2022-03-31 09:30
Revised background information and methodology document. Added new information on the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and updated the information in section 7 (revisions), section 8 (interpretation of the statistics) and section 9 (uses of the data). The latest release of Children in low income families: local area statistics has been published today, 31 March 2021.