Children in Families with Limited Resources
type: Dataset
conforms to: http://mlcommons.org/croissant/1.0
contact point: ContactPoint
date modified: 2026-08-13T12:19:50.902511
date published: 2026-08-13T12:17:31.966066
description: These statistics report on children in families that have both low income and cannot afford three or more out of a list of 22 basic necessities. The latest release can be found here: [https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Social-Welfare/IncomePoverty/LAPovertyData](https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Social-Welfare/IncomePoverty/LAPovertyData) The data is from the Scottish Household Survey. Low income means an equivalised net household income below 70% of the Scottish median. The following breakdowns are provided: - Council areas - Health boards - Number of adults in household - Number of children in household - Disability status (whether any of the adults living in household is disabled) - Work status (whether any of up to two adults in household is in employment - we have no information on the employment status of any additional adult in household) - Tenure - 3-Fold urban/rural class - SIMD quintile
accuracy: Not assessed
comment: Percent of children in families that have both low income and cannot afford three or more out of a list of 22 basic necessities.
completeness: Not assessed
confidentiality: This dataset does not contain any directly identifiable personal information.
consistency: Not assessed
geographical coverage: S12
geographical coverage: S08
geographical coverage: S92
license id: uk-ogl
quality management: The complete methodology for this limited resources local measure can be found here: [https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Social-Welfare/IncomePoverty/LAPovertyData](https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Social-Welfare/IncomePoverty/LAPovertyData) Due to methodological changes that affected the sample size, data for four years have been combined for this release to achieve a sample size which allows local breakdowns.
reference period: PeriodOfTime
  end date: 2017
  start date: 2014
timeliness: Not assessed
uniqueness: Not assessed
update frequency: annual
validity: Not assessed
will be updated: false
included in data catalog: CKAN
keywords: Children and Young People
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
record set: records

Scottish Government
type: Organization
contact point: ContactPoint
  contact type: customer service

Number Of Children In Household
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: Number Of Children In Household

children-in-families-with-limited-resources.csv
type: FileObject
description: Data file for Children in Families with Limited Resources
comment: Percent of children in families that have both low income and cannot afford three or more out of a list of 22 basic necessities.
dictionary: Column
  column: GeographyName
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Number Of Adults In Household
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Simd Quintiles
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Disability Status
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Housing Costs
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Work Status
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Value
  type: float
dictionary: Column
  column: Measurement
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: DateCode
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Type Of Tenure
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Units
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: GeographyType
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Number Of Children In Household
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: GeographyCode
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Urban Rural Classification
  type: text
encoding format: CSV

Measurement
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: Measurement

GeographyName
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: GeographyName

Disability Status
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: Disability Status

GeographyCode
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: GeographyCode

Type Of Tenure
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: Type Of Tenure

Units
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: Units

Work Status
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: Work Status

Urban Rural Classification
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: Urban Rural Classification

Housing Costs
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: Housing Costs

DateCode
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: DateCode

Simd Quintiles
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: Simd Quintiles

Number Of Adults In Household
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: Number Of Adults In Household

Value
type: Field
data type: Float
source:
  extract:
    column: Value

GeographyType
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: GeographyType