Tag: poverty
Briefing 64: There are more disadvantaged children in Britain than in many other advanced economies
• A higher proportion of UK children grow up in households with incomes well below the national median, while more young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training
Briefing 59: There are more low-paid workers in the UK than in other advanced economies
• A higher percentage of workers earn less than two thirds of median full-time pay in the UK than in most other developed countries
Briefing 58: The richest get richer, the poorest get poorer
• When taking inflation and spending habits into account alongside incomes, standards of living have declined for the poor but improved for the rich
Briefing 55: Great wealth exists in the UK alongside unimaginable poverty
• 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 51: Poorer Children are already disadvantaged before they even start school
• Differences in income hinder children's progress from a very young age
Briefing 48: The richest 1% of the UK population have as much wealth as the poorest 55% combined
• The poorest half of the population have less wealth than the richest 1 per cent
Briefing 43: The poorest regions of the UK are the poorest in North West Europe
• GDP per head in the poorest UK regions is lower than any region of France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Austria, Ireland, Sweden, Finland or Denmark
Briefing 43: The poorest regions of the UK are the poorest in North-West Europe
• Eight UK regions are poorer than anywhere in France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Sweden or Ireland
Briefing 40: Poorer children do worse in school because they are poorer
• Studies show that increasing household incomes would reduce the school achievement gap between rich and poor children, regardless of school or parenting quality
Briefing 37: People in poor areas die younger
• Life expectancy in rich areas is nearly a decade longer than in the poorest parts of the UK
Briefing 35: The Poor cannot afford to eat as healthily as the rich
• 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
• Though the UK's total wealth is amongst the highest in the world, many people across the country cannot afford to eat
Briefing 29: Pay has grown more quickly for the super-rich than low-paid workers
• If the Minimum wage had grown at the same rate as CEO pay over the past 15 years, it would be £9 per hour higher
Briefing 21: millions of children go without essential items
• Research shows that children have to cope without everyday items that most people would consider basic necessities
Briefing 20: How big a problem are never-working households?
• There are only a tiny number of families where nobody has ever worked
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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