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<p>The Government measures poverty using information from the Household Below Average
Income Survey. The survey from 2014/15 shows that:</p><ul><li>Average incomes have
grown in 2015 (2014/15) at their fastest rate since 2002 (2001/02).</li><li>Since
2010 (2009/10) there are:</li></ul><p> </p><p>o 100,000 fewer children in relative
poverty;</p><p>o 200,000 fewer children in absolute poverty.</p><p> </p><p>The latest
survey can be accessed from the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201415"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201415</a></p>
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