September 2018

Did you know that figures from the 2016/17 Family Resource Survey indicate that 16% of pensioners were in absolute poverty (before housing costs), representing approximately 46,000 pensioners.  Based on relative low income, 19% of pensioners were in poverty, representing approximately 57,000 pensioners.

For more information, see Households Below Average Income: Northern Ireland 2016/17 on the Department for Communities website. Click here to find out about the Family Resources Survey and other related publications.