Monmouthshire

Households in poverty in Monmouthshire pay on average £369 a year in poverty premiums. This is vital money that people on low incomes could be spending in their local economies and helping them keep their heads above water in the cost-of-living crisis.

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The impact on Monmouthshire

£2.91
Million

Total cost of the poverty premium across the constituency

£369

The average additional cost each affected household in poverty pays per year

96%

What proportion of households in poverty pay a poverty premium?

545th
out of 632

Where does my constituency rank for mean cost of poverty premium per affected household?

1 = highest average poverty premium

7

Average deprivation level across the constituency

Areas are scored from 1 to 10.

1 = most deprived

10 = the least deprived

8,244

How many households are living in poverty?

How much more are people in poverty paying based on the different types of premium in Monmouthshire?

£154

Energy poverty premium

paid by 60.80% of households in poverty

£282

Food poverty premium

paid by 35.80% of households in poverty

£137

Insurance poverty premium

paid by 63.00% of households in poverty

£126

Credit poverty premium

paid by 25.20% of households in poverty

The National Picture

Below is a breakdown of the poverty premium at a national level.

£2.8
Billion

The total cost of the poverty premium to the british economy

95%

of households in poverty across britain pay a poverty premium

£380

The average additional cost each low-income household pays per year

Monmouthshire Wards

Other Wales constituencies

Further information

For further information download our briefing or get in touch via fbd@barrowcadbury.org.uk to speak to our team about the findings.