Nearly 25% of Alderney homes face income poverty

The States of Guernsey has released household income data for 2022

Nearly a quarter of Alderney households are at risk of income poverty, according to the government's latest household income report.

It said that 232 residents had a income of less than £18,605 in 2022 - the equivalent of an income of £358 a week for a home with two adults, after they have paid social security, income tax and housing costs.

The largest group suffering income inequality was households with two adults, with one over pension age, according to the States of Alderney data.

The latest data showed that 17% of households with children were affected and nearly a quarter of homes with pensioners are at risk of relative poverty.

The latest data showed that 18% of those low-income residents did not receive income support.

Nearly a half of those on low incomes are private renters, the government said.

Meanwhile 32% of households brought home a gross income between £20,000 to £39,999, making that the largest income group, with 2.7% of households reporting an income over £140,000.

The government also looked at educational achievement as part of its report looking at indicators of poverty.

The school absence rate has nearly doubled from 6% in 2018-19 to 11% in 2022-23.

The number of pupils with grade 4 or above in maths and English at key stage 4 has also dropped from 62% in 2018-19 to 50% in 2022-23, indicators which can indicate potential deprivation, the states said.

However rates for violent crime, theft and criminal damage had dropped between 2020 and 2023.

The percentage of people living in overcrowded conditions had gone up in 2023 to 2.6% in 2023, for the first time since 2020, the government said.