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<p>National statistics on the number of children in absolute low income for the period
2009/10 to 2015/16 are available in the annual "Households Below Average Income".</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of children living in absolute
low income before housing costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2.3m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2.3m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2.3m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>m
= a million</p><p>Figures for 2016/17 are due to be published on 22 March 2018.</p><p>
</p><p>Absolute low income is calculated by taking the 60 per cent of median income
threshold from 2010/11 and increasing this each year in line with inflation (using
variants of the Consumer Price Index). This measure is designed to assess how the
number of children in low income families compares with 2010/11 after taking account
of inflation.</p>
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