Households below a Minimum Income Standard: 2008/09 - 2019/20

This report looks at changes in the adequacy of incomes, as measured by individuals’ ability to reach the Minimum Income Standard (MIS). MIS establishes a benchmark rooted in that members of the public agree is needed for a minimum socially acceptable standard of living in the UK today. This is the ninth in a series of reports monitoring the total number of individuals in the UK living below the MIS threshold, and explores in detail the family and household characteristics of people with incomes below MIS. The report focuses on three groups – children, working-age adults and pensioners – looking at how they have got on between 2008/09 and 2019/20.