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<p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p>
</p><p>A response to the Noble Lord’s Parliamentary Question of 10th May is attached
in the answer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Rt Hon. the Lord Wigley</p><p>House of Lords</p><p>London</p><p>SW1A
0PW</p><p>17 May 2023</p><p> </p><p>Dear Lord Wigley,</p><p>As National Statistician
and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary
Question asking what the average income per head in the latest financial year for
which figures are available was in each of Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the
regions of England <strong>(HL7765)</strong>.</p><p>The Office for National Statistics
(ONS) does not produce average income per head estimates of this nature. However,
the<em> Effects of Taxes and Benefits on UK Household Income</em> is routinely produced
at household-level, in line with international recommendations [1]. This is done so
under the assumption that household income is the optimum measure of economic well-being
and living standards on individuals given the likelihood that household members share
resources.</p><p>Table 1 provides UK household disposable income at the International
Territorial Level 1 (ITL1) for financial year ending 2021. A more detailed breakdown
of income components is available at the ITL1 region is available as part of the ONS’
annual release of <em>Effect of Taxes and Benefits on UK Household Income</em> [2].
Published data currently covers up to financial year ending 2021, with financial year
ending 2022 provisionally scheduled for June 2023.</p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p>Professor
Sir Ian Diamond</p><p> </p><p>[1] https://unece.org/statistics/publications/canberra-group-handbook-household-income-statistics-2ndedition</p><p>
</p><p>[2] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwea
lth/bulletins/theeffectsoftaxesandbenefitsonhouseholdincome/financialyearending2021/relateddata</p><p>
</p><p><strong>Table 1: Average household disposable income by Region, financial year
ending 2021, UK</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Disposable
income (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>36,730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
West</p></td><td><p>41,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>39,538</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
Midlands</p></td><td><p>45,489</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>41,011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>48,011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>61,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
East</p></td><td><p>55,817</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>43,042</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>47,734</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>39,331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>39,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern
Ireland</p></td><td><p>40,198</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All individuals</p></td><td><p>46,473</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source:
Office for National Statistics, Effects of Taxes and Benefits</em></p><p> </p>
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