Persistent poverty
Data on persistent poverty in Wales, based on the Department for Work and Pensions’ Income Dynamics report.
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What to keep in mind when interpreting these statistics
Definition
In this data series a person is defined as being in persistent poverty if he or she is in relative income poverty in at least 3 out of 4 consecutive years.
Different source
The source for these statistics is the Understanding Society Survey; this is different to the Households Below Average Income report which uses the Family Resources Survey.
Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
The Understanding Society Survey suspended face-to-face interviews in March 2020 and switched to a web-first approach. This changed was associated with lower response rates for some groups with weights adjusted accordingly. From April 2022, face-to-face interviewing was resumed for a small part of the sample. Caution is advised when making comparisons between Waves 11 to 13 (which include data collected between 2020 and 2022) and prior waves.