Relative Low Income

Individuals are said to be in relative low income if they live in a household with an equivalised income (adjusted to account for the different financial resource requirements of different household types). below a percentage of contemporary median income before housing costs (BHC) or after housing costs (AHC).

Sources:

• Department for Work and Pensions: Households Below Average Income: An analysis of the UK income distribution: 1994/95-2017/18

• Office for National Statistics Glossary: Equivalised Household income