"To be and to feel economically secure is to live with dignity, to be able to seize opportunities and to have a sense of hope for the future. That requires sufficient and predictable resources, of income and wealth, in relation to the costs and burdens of life. But it also rests on secure work and a secure home, on education, on good health, and on support and time for caring. It is sustained by relationships of family, friends and community." — Graeme Cooke, Director of Insight and Policy, JRF.

This is the Economic Insecurity spotlight page for St. Helens.

Population claiming Universal Credit or Jobseeker's Allowance

Proportion of the population living in fuel poverty

Poverty index

We try to model a poverty index averaging different statistics that contribute to economic insecurity. This model is not available for St. Helens.

How we calculate the index

The highest and lowest values will score 1 and 0, respectively, and everything else will fall somewhere in between. We create an average index across 6 metrics

This is a proof of concept. You can see the code and read more about the logic to create these stats here.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of St. Helens.

Rates of unemployment and economic inactivity over time

What's on this chart?

This chart shows labour market statistics for St. Helens.

Dataset

Labour market economic activity
Unemployment rate
Economic inactivity rate
YearJun 2005Jun 2008Jun 2011Jun 2014Jun 2017Jun 2020Jun 2023% of population01015202530355Unemployment rate 2004-12-01: 4.4Unemployment rate 2005-03-01: 4.6Unemployment rate 2005-06-01: 4.8Unemployment rate 2005-09-01: 4.7Unemployment rate 2005-12-01: 5.6Unemployment rate 2006-03-01: 5.2Unemployment rate 2006-06-01: 5.2Unemployment rate 2006-09-01: 5.9Unemployment rate 2006-12-01: 5.1Unemployment rate 2007-03-01: 5.4Unemployment rate 2007-06-01: 6.3Unemployment rate 2007-09-01: 5.8Unemployment rate 2007-12-01: 6.2Unemployment rate 2008-03-01: 7.6Unemployment rate 2008-06-01: 7.5Unemployment rate 2008-09-01: 8Unemployment rate 2008-12-01: 8.2Unemployment rate 2009-03-01: 8.5Unemployment rate 2009-06-01: 8.4Unemployment rate 2009-09-01: 9.3Unemployment rate 2009-12-01: 9.7Unemployment rate 2010-03-01: 9.3Unemployment rate 2010-06-01: 8.2Unemployment rate 2010-09-01: 7.9Unemployment rate 2010-12-01: 8.1Unemployment rate 2011-03-01: 7.7Unemployment rate 2011-06-01: 8.4Unemployment rate 2011-09-01: 8.8Unemployment rate 2011-12-01: 9.1Unemployment rate 2012-03-01: 9.4Unemployment rate 2012-06-01: 9.1Unemployment rate 2012-09-01: 8.6Unemployment rate 2012-12-01: 7.6Unemployment rate 2013-03-01: 6.4Unemployment rate 2013-06-01: 6.9Unemployment rate 2013-09-01: 7.2Unemployment rate 2013-12-01: 7.3Unemployment rate 2014-03-01: 8.7Unemployment rate 2014-06-01: 9.9Unemployment rate 2014-09-01: 10.5Unemployment rate 2014-12-01: 11.1Unemployment rate 2015-03-01: 10.4Unemployment rate 2015-06-01: 8.2Unemployment rate 2015-09-01: 7.5Unemployment rate 2015-12-01: 7.1Unemployment rate 2016-03-01: 6.7Unemployment rate 2016-06-01: 7.3Unemployment rate 2016-09-01: 6Unemployment rate 2016-12-01: 4.6Unemployment rate 2017-03-01: 4.3Unemployment rate 2017-06-01: 3Unemployment rate 2017-09-01: 4Unemployment rate 2017-12-01: 4.1Unemployment rate 2018-03-01: 4.9Unemployment rate 2018-06-01: 5.7Unemployment rate 2018-09-01: 4.3Unemployment rate 2018-12-01: 4Unemployment rate 2019-03-01: 3.3Unemployment rate 2019-06-01: 3.9Unemployment rate 2019-09-01: 4.6Unemployment rate 2019-12-01: 5.8Unemployment rate 2020-03-01: 6.4Unemployment rate 2020-06-01: 6Unemployment rate 2020-09-01: 5.2Unemployment rate 2020-12-01: 3.9Unemployment rate 2021-03-01: 5.2Unemployment rate 2021-06-01: 5.1Unemployment rate 2021-09-01: 5.2Unemployment rate 2021-12-01: 4.9Unemployment rate 2022-03-01: 2.8Unemployment rate 2022-06-01: 1.7Unemployment rate 2022-09-01: 2Unemployment rate 2022-12-01: 3.3Unemployment rate 2023-03-01: 3.4Unemployment rate 2023-06-01: 3.6Economic inactivity rate 2004-12-01: 28.7Economic inactivity rate 2005-03-01: 28.2Economic inactivity rate 2005-06-01: 27.2Economic inactivity rate 2005-09-01: 26.9Economic inactivity rate 2005-12-01: 26.4Economic inactivity rate 2006-03-01: 26.3Economic inactivity rate 2006-06-01: 26.6Economic inactivity rate 2006-09-01: 27Economic inactivity rate 2006-12-01: 28.1Economic inactivity rate 2007-03-01: 28.5Economic inactivity rate 2007-06-01: 28.1Economic inactivity rate 2007-09-01: 29.5Economic inactivity rate 2007-12-01: 28.5Economic inactivity rate 2008-03-01: 29.8Economic inactivity rate 2008-06-01: 30.2Economic inactivity rate 2008-09-01: 30.1Economic inactivity rate 2008-12-01: 30.3Economic inactivity rate 2009-03-01: 28.5Economic inactivity rate 2009-06-01: 28.6Economic inactivity rate 2009-09-01: 27.5Economic inactivity rate 2009-12-01: 26.2Economic inactivity rate 2010-03-01: 26.1Economic inactivity rate 2010-06-01: 24.3Economic inactivity rate 2010-09-01: 24.4Economic inactivity rate 2010-12-01: 24.5Economic inactivity rate 2011-03-01: 25.2Economic inactivity rate 2011-06-01: 26.3Economic inactivity rate 2011-09-01: 26.9Economic inactivity rate 2011-12-01: 27.8Economic inactivity rate 2012-03-01: 27.3Economic inactivity rate 2012-06-01: 27.5Economic inactivity rate 2012-09-01: 26.3Economic inactivity rate 2012-12-01: 25.4Economic inactivity rate 2013-03-01: 24.1Economic inactivity rate 2013-06-01: 22.7Economic inactivity rate 2013-09-01: 22.9Economic inactivity rate 2013-12-01: 23.5Economic inactivity rate 2014-03-01: 24Economic inactivity rate 2014-06-01: 26.1Economic inactivity rate 2014-09-01: 25.3Economic inactivity rate 2014-12-01: 25.4Economic inactivity rate 2015-03-01: 25.2Economic inactivity rate 2015-06-01: 25Economic inactivity rate 2015-09-01: 24.9Economic inactivity rate 2015-12-01: 25.3Economic inactivity rate 2016-03-01: 25.6Economic inactivity rate 2016-06-01: 25.7Economic inactivity rate 2016-09-01: 26Economic inactivity rate 2016-12-01: 25.2Economic inactivity rate 2017-03-01: 26.9Economic inactivity rate 2017-06-01: 27.6Economic inactivity rate 2017-09-01: 26.8Economic inactivity rate 2017-12-01: 27Economic inactivity rate 2018-03-01: 26.7Economic inactivity rate 2018-06-01: 25.6Economic inactivity rate 2018-09-01: 25.4Economic inactivity rate 2018-12-01: 24.3Economic inactivity rate 2019-03-01: 23.3Economic inactivity rate 2019-06-01: 21.3Economic inactivity rate 2019-09-01: 21.1Economic inactivity rate 2019-12-01: 21Economic inactivity rate 2020-03-01: 20.9Economic inactivity rate 2020-06-01: 20.5Economic inactivity rate 2020-09-01: 21.5Economic inactivity rate 2020-12-01: 21Economic inactivity rate 2021-03-01: 22.2Economic inactivity rate 2021-06-01: 24Economic inactivity rate 2021-09-01: 21.6Economic inactivity rate 2021-12-01: 20.9Economic inactivity rate 2022-03-01: 21.2Economic inactivity rate 2022-06-01: 20.9Economic inactivity rate 2022-09-01: 24.4Economic inactivity rate 2022-12-01: 23.9Economic inactivity rate 2023-03-01: 21.2Economic inactivity rate 2023-06-01: 20.3

Fuel poverty rate by geography

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of households in fuel poverty across the different areas in St. Helens. In St. Helens 11520 of 82684 households are in fuel poverty.

Dataset

Fuel Poverty
44% (highest)
23.5%
3% (lowest)

Median weekly wage by geography

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the median weekly wage for different areas in St. Helens.

Dataset

Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Weekly Earnings
£463 (lowest)
£563.5
£664 (highest)

Percentage of people in low income households by their savings and investments

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by the savings and investments of adults in the family in St. Helens. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by savings and investments

No data available at this level

Percentage of jobs below living wage by gender and hours

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of jobs that are paid below living wage in St. Helens. Percentages can add to more than 100 as "All sexes" includes those already counted in "Men" and "Women".

Dataset

Jobs below living wage
All (%)
Female (%)
Male (%)
Percentage of jobs below living wage02040Part-TimeFull-TimeAllAll (%) All: 14.6All (%) Full-Time: 0All (%) Part-Time: 33.2Female (%) All: 18.6Female (%) Full-Time: 0Female (%) Part-Time: 0Male (%) All: 0Male (%) Full-Time: 0Male (%) Part-Time: 0

Demographic breakdown

Poverty can disproportionately affect certain groups. This section presents analysis of Economic Insecurity with a focus on demographics.

Gender pay gap in different types of work

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the gender pay gap as a percentage differenece in St. Helens.


Gender pay gap (GPG) is calculated as the difference between average hourly earnings (excluding overtime) of men and women as a proportion of average hourly earnings (excluding overtime) of men. For example, a 4% GPG denotes that women earn 4% less, on average, than men. Conversely, a -4% GPG denotes that women earn 4% more, on average, than men.

Dataset

Gender pay gap
Median gap (%)
Mean gap (%)
012151821242733069Part-TimeFull-TimeAllMedian gap (%) All: 27.6Median gap (%) Full-Time: 18Median gap (%) Part-Time: 0.4Mean gap (%) All: 23.6Mean gap (%) Full-Time: 21.5Mean gap (%) Part-Time: 8.5

People in low income households by ethnic group

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by ethnic group in St. Helens. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

These statistics have been three-year averaged and rounded according to the guidance on statXplore. This method helps smooth erratic series and so give more robust estimates as the FRS sample size and coverage issues mean that single year results broken down below the level of UK region are unlikely to be reliable.

Dataset

HBAI by ethnic group

No data available at this level

People in low income households by marital status

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by marital/cohabiting status in St. Helens. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

These statistics have been three-year averaged and rounded according to the guidance on statXplore.

Dataset

No data available at this level

See also the briefing by JRF for Economic security.