North West Leicestershire

Households in poverty in North West Leicestershire pay on average £386 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 North West Leicestershire

£3.30
Million

Total cost of the poverty premium across the constituency

£386

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

96^%

What proportion of households in poverty pay a poverty premium?

369_th
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

8,940

How many households are living in poverty?

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

£160

Energy poverty premium

paid by 62.20% of households in poverty

£294

Food poverty premium

paid by 35.60% of households in poverty

£151

Insurance poverty premium

paid by 64.70% of households in poverty

£137

Credit poverty premium

paid by 25.70% 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