FRS deprivation findings 2005/06 to 2009/10

The deprivation questions in the Family Resources Survey are asked annually and provide a way to track progress since 2004/05. Below you can see the changes in Northern Ireland during that period. The graph shows the proportion of persons living in households with incomes below 60 per cent of UK median income (before housing costs are deducted) who lack each of the items because they cannot afford it.

Percentage of all persons in households in Northern Ireland with incomes <60% UK median and lacking items

All person, Northern Ireland 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Enough money to keep home in decent decoration 13 13 24 18 20
Hobby or leisure activity 19 14 17 14 19
Holidays away from home one week a year (not staying with relatives) 50 48 50 43 49
Household contents insurance 25 26 25 19 23
Have friends/family round for drink/meal at least once a month 25 23 29 24 26
Save £10+ a month 50 55 49 46 49
Two pairs of all-weather shoes per adult in household 11 9 12 9 10
Replace any worn out furniture 36 36 37 33 35
Replace/repair broken electrical goods 29 29 31 29 34
Money to spend on yourself each week (not on your family) 36 38 35 34 40
Able to keep accommodation warm enough 8 15 12 13 18

During this period the levels of deprivation in Northern Ireland worsened in significant respects. Almost one-fifth of people on low incomes could not afford to keep their accommodation adequately warm in 2009/10 and one-fifth could not afford to keep their home in a decent state of decoration – significant rises on earlier years. In addition, in 2009/10, a half could not afford one week’s holiday and over one-third were unable to replace worn out furniture or repair/replace broken electrical goods.

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