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» The most common issue is household income that is 60% or less of the average (median) British household income in that year. In the year 2009, the 60% threshold was worth: » £119 per week for single adult with no dependent children; » £206 per week for a couple with no dependent children; » £202 per week for a single adult with two dependent children under 14; » £288 per week for a couple with two dependent children under 14. » In 2008/09, 13½ million people in the UK were living in households below this low-income threshold. This is around a fifth (22%) of the population. » The UK has a higher proportion of its population in relative low income than most other EU countries: of the 27 EU countries, only 4 have a higher rate than the UK. » The proportion of people living in relative low income in the UK is twice that of the Netherlands and one-and-a-half times that of France Income

Unemployment In 2010, half of the people are officially unemployed, with the others being considered to be 'economically inactive', either because they are able to started work immediately or because they are not actively seeking work. At all levels of qualification, the proportion of people with a work- limiting disability who lack but want paid work is much greater than for those without a work-limiting disability. In 2010, the unemployment rate among young adults aged 16 to 24 was 25%. This proportion has been rising since 2004, when it was 12%. People without qualifications are three times less likely to receive job-related training compared with those with some qualifications

Education The proportions are of 11 year-olds not reaching level 4 (Key Stage 2) also falling for schools with a high number of children from deprived backgrounds, from more than 40% to around 30% for both English and Maths. One in ten 16- to 18-year-olds are not in education, employment or training. Education in UK is overseen by the Department for Education and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Local authorities (LAs) take responsibility for implementing policy for public education and state schools at a regional level. Full-time education is compulsory for all children aged between 5 and 16 With a child beginning primary education during the school year they turn 5 is compulsory.

Child Poverty The number of children living in low-income households was 3.9 million in 2008/09. The government's short term child poverty target was to reduce the number of children in low-income households by a quarter by 2004/05 compared with 1998/99. Children are more likely to live in low-income households as adults. A half of all lone parents are in low income, more than twice the rate for couples with children. More than half of all the children in low-income households have someone in their family doing paid work.

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Housing » 5% of people live in overcrowded conditions. » Although most prevalent London and the West Midlands, homelessness is to be found throughout the country. » 1/3 of homes in England were classified as non- decent (not taken in appropriate manner) in » Both overall and among those this is because of low income and single-person households.

Disability Around a third of all disabled adults aged 25 to retirement are living in low-income households. This is twice the rate of that for non- disabled adults. The main reason why so many disabled people are in low-income households is their high levels of worklessness. A third of these people - 1 million people - say that they want to work but that they have not been able to find a job. At all levels of qualification, the proportion of disabled people who lack, but want, paid work is much greater than for their non-disabled counterparts.

Obesity The latest Health Survey for England (HSE) data shows us that nearly 1 in 4 adults, and over 1 in 10 children aged 2-10, are obese. In 2007, the Government-commissioned Foresight report predicted that if no action was taken, 60% of men, 50% of women and 25% of children would be obese by Obesity can have a severe impact on people’s health, increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes, some cancers, and heart and liver disease. Reducing obesity is a priority for the Government. We want people to know that they can change their lifestyle and make a difference to their health.

Health Health inequalities associated with class, income or deprivation are pervasive and can be found in all aspects of health, from infant death to the risk of mental ill-health. Men aged from routine or manual backgrounds are twice as likely to die as those from professional backgrounds and there are also sizeable differences for women. Scotland has by far the highest proportion of premature deaths for both men and women. Babies from manual social backgrounds are somewhat more likely to be of low birth weight than those from non- manual social backgrounds.

Ethnic Minorities Ethnic Minority is a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population Two-fifths of people from ethnic minorities live in low-income households For example, more than half of people from Bangladeshi and Pakistani ethnic backgrounds live in low-income households. A quarter of working-age Bangladeshi, Black Caribbean and Black African households are workless. Most Bangladeshi and Pakistani women are not in paid work. Almost half of all Bangladeshis and Pakistanis earn less than £7 per hour. Bangladeshis and Pakistanis have both the lowest work rates and, once in work, the highest likelihood of low pay.

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