Release

Persistent poverty in the UK and EU: 2015

Release date: 27 June 2017 9:30am

Summary

Rates of persistent relative income poverty for the UK are compared with other EU countries.

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Contact details

Name

Claudia Wells

Email

hie@ons.gov.uk

Phone

+44 (0)1633 455867

About the data

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These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:

  • meet user needs
  • are presented clearly and accessibly
  • are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
  • are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest