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<p>Impacts of the latest increase in inflation on families with children have not
been estimated.</p><p> </p><p>However the Department’s latest Households Below Average
Income statistics to 2016 published on 16th March 2017 does show how the number of
children in low income households has changed with reference to inflation (the measure
is called absolute low income). Since 2010, there has been a decrease of 200,000 children
before housing costs (BHC) in absolute low income. After housing costs (AHC) had been
taken into account, there were 100,000 fewer children in absolute low income since
2010.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of proportions, there have also been reductions in the
rates of absolute low income on both bases - BHC down by 2 percentage points, and
AHC down by 1 percentage point since 2010.</p><p> </p>
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