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<p>National Statistics on the number of children in relative and absolute low income
are set out in the annual "Households Below Average Income" (HBAI) publication.</p><p>
</p><p>In the latest low income statistics, the number of women (including those of
pension age) and female children below the poverty line decreased in three out of
four measures compared to 2009/10. In 2017/18 there were 3.8 million women in absolute
poverty before housings costs, down from 3.9 million in 2009/10. In 2017/18 there
were 1.2 million female children in poverty in absolute poverty before housing costs,
down from 1.3 million in 2009/10.</p><p> </p><p>The above information has been sourced
from the Households Below Average Income (HBAI) statistics using Stat-Xplore. Stat-Xplore
can be accessed using: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p>
</p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html"
target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a>.</p>
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