Key statistics:

• mean household income was £1,040 per week before housing costs and £890 per week after housing costs
  • there was a real-term increase of 9%, adjusted for inflation, in mean income after housing costs since 2014/2015; the nominal increase, without adjusting for inflation, was 24%
• median equivalised household income was £790 per week before housing costs and £690 per week after housing costs
• there was a real-term increase of 9% in median income after housing costs since 2014/2015, the nominal increase was 23%
• median household income was 44% higher in Jersey than the UK
• after housing costs, 27% of households and 22% of individuals were living in relative low income (RLI), defined as household income below 60% of median income: £480 per week before housing costs and £410 per week after housing costs
• one in four (27%) households were in RLI, a higher proportion than the UK (22%)
• one in five (22%) individuals were in RLI, the same proportion as the UK (22%)
• one in four (25%) children were in RLI, a lower proportion than the UK (31%)
• one in three (34%) pensioners were in RLI, twice the proportion of the UK (18%)
• households living in rental accommodation (including the qualified, social and non-qualified sectors) spent, on average, around a third (32%) of their income on housing costs, the same proportion as in 2014/2015

Key themes

• since 2014/2015, mean and median household incomes have increased by more than inflation, as measured by the Retail Prices Index
  
• the benefits and tax system improve income inequality; housing costs removes this improvement
• the proportions of households and individuals living in relative low income (RLI) are similar to those recorded in 2014/2015
• the mean household income after housing costs of those in the lowest quintile (lowest 20%) increased by 1% in real-terms over the last five years, and 14% in nominal terms. This compares with a 9% increase in real-terms for all households, and a 24% nominal increase.