Freezing benefits at 2022-23 levels could result in 1 million additional people in poverty in 2023-24

Increase in the number of people living in poverty by uprating scenario, 2023-24

Uprating by earnings (5.7%)

Freeze (0.0%)

0m

0.25

0.5

0.75

1.0

Overall

Working-age adults

Children

Pensioners

People in families

Working families

Non-working families*

Retired families

With a disabled person

Without a disabled person

Uprating by earnings (5.7%)

Freeze (0.0%)

0m

0.25

0.5

0.75

1.0

0m

0.25

0.5

0.75

1.0

Overall

Working-age adults

Children

Pensioners

People in families

Working families

Non-working families*

Retired families

With a disabled person

Without a disabled person

Guardian graphic. Source: Legatum Institute analysis of Family Resources Survey and HBAI dataset (1998-99 to 2019-20), Living Costs and Food Survey (2019-20), IPPR tax and benefit model. *Non-working families of working age.