Tag: cost of living
Briefing 55: Great wealth exists in the UK alongside unimaginable poverty
20 March 2015 • Since 2009 executive pay has soared and the number of billionaires has increased, while food bank use has rocketed and pay for ordinary workers has fallen
Briefing 35: The Poor cannot afford to eat as healthily as the rich
20 June 2014 • Poor people spend a much higher proportion of their income on food than richer households, yet still struggle to afford a healthy diet
Briefing 34: People in the UK cannot afford to eat
13 June 2014 • Though the UK's total wealth is amongst the highest in the world, many people across the country cannot afford to eat
Briefing 33: Poor households spend more of their income on fuel than the richest
4 June 2014 • The poorest 20% spend an average 11% of household income on energy. The richest 20% spend just 3%
Briefing 21: millions of children go without essential items
7 March 2014 • Research shows that children have to cope without everyday items that most people would consider basic necessities
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Recent briefings
- Briefing 65: Privately educated children earn more than state-educated children with the same grades
- Briefing 64: There are more disadvantaged children in Britain than in many other advanced economies
- Briefing 63: Reducing inequality doesn’t harm the economy
- Briefing 62: Rising inequality has reduced the UK’s economic growth
- Briefing 61: Regional inequality in the UK is the worst in Western Europe
