Figure 7. Interrelation of poverty threshold and in-work poverty rate, by household structure
Couple with child(ren)
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
In-work poverty rate
In-work poverty rate
Couple without children
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
30
40
Excluding WfF and AS
All income sources
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
40
50
60
70
80
90
20%
10%
0%
30
0%
80
90
In-work poverty rate
In-work poverty rate
10%
70
Poverty threshold (percent of median
equivalised income)
All income sources
50
60
70
80
90
Excluding WfF and AS
Other multi-person household
20%
60
40
All income sources
Excluding WfF and AS
30%
50
Excluding WfF and AS
Poverty threshold (percent of median
equivalised income)
40%
40
90
30%
One-person household
30
80
40%
Poverty threshold (percent of median
equivalised income)
All income sources
70
Two or more family household
In-work poverty rate
In-work poverty rate
One parent with child(ren)
30
60
Poverty threshold (percent of median
equivalised income)
Poverty threshold (percent of median
equivalised income)
All income sources
50
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
30
40
50
60
70
80
Poverty threshold (percent of median
equivalised income)
All income sources
Excluding WfF and AS
Excluding WfF and AS
Source: IDI 2019. Notes: ‘WfF’ is Working for Families tax credit; ‘AS’ is Accommodation Supplement. Working status and inwork poverty rate as defined in Section 3 (average in-work poverty rate of 7.0 percent for the sample of 725,313 working
households).
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