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Pensioners: Lincolnshire

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 12 March 2025UIN 34776

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners are living in poverty in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

Answered by Torsten Bell

Statistics on the number of pensioners living in relative and absolute poverty are not available at a constituency or county level.

Statistics on the number of pensioners living in relative and absolute poverty are published annually in the Households Below Average Income statistics: Households below average income: for financial years ending 1995 to 2023 - GOV.UK. These statistics include regional breakdowns.

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