The Leeds Poverty Fact Book contains national and locally sourced data and information to help understand the impacts of low-income poverty in Leeds. This resource provides an overview of the different terms, how they are calculated and includes analysis on what the data means for Leeds.

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Leeds Poverty Fact Book Briefing Notes

From November 2025, analysis of key data updates in the Fact Book will be published here every November and April in line with updates to the DWP’s Households Below Average Incomes data and ONS’s Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings data releases.

ASHE Data Briefing Note 2025 – a summary of the latest updates to the Fact Book relating to earnings and wages – November 2025