Household survey results suggest the percentage of households spending less than £20 per week on a per capita basis fell from 27% to 8% between 2000 and 2004, implying a decline in income poverty. Nevertheless, 22% of the population claimed social security benefit in 2006/7, most of them aged over 60, a sector that represents 20% of the population.
Household survey results suggest the percentage of households spending less than £ 20 per week on a per capita basis fell from 27 % to 8 % between 2000 and 2004 , implying a decline in income poverty . Nevertheless , 22 % of the population claimed social security benefit in 2006/7 , most of them aged over 60 , a sector that represents 20 % of the population .
What % of households were spending less than £20 per week in 2004
What % of households were spending less than £ 20 per week in 2004
8%
8%