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<p>The poverty threshold as measured by the UK Government and the European Union is
60 per cent of median household income. Statistics are published as part of the Department
for Work & Pensions (DWP) Households below Average Income (HBAI) release.</p><p>
</p><p>HBAI statistics are not classified by those who are in employment and those
who are not on a regional basis. HBAI statistics are however classified by those who
are of working age on a regional basis. These can be found in the table below for
the years 1994-2016. The figures are published to the nearest hundred thousand, as
is recommended by the HBAI data convention.</p>
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