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At this event, IFS researchers presented the key findings from their latest flagship annual report on living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

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At this event, IFS researchers presented the key findings from their latest flagship annual report on living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

IFS researchers set out the situation in which UK households found themselves on the eve of the pandemic. They then identified how households' living standards have been affected throughout 2020-21, by examining detailed information on the labour market activities of UK households and by analysing changes in measures of deprivation and financial difficulties, with a particular focus on how different groups have fared over the course of the pandemic.

You can watch the full video of the event below.

 

    Authors

    Jonathan Cribb
    Jonathan Cribb

    Deputy Director

    Jonathan is a Deputy Director and Head of Retirement, Savings and Ageing, focusing on pensions, savings and later-life economic activity.

    Xiaowei Xu
    Xiaowei Xu

    Senior Research Economist

    Xiaowei joined the IFS in 2018 and works in the Income, Work and Welfare sector.

    Tom Wernham
    Tom Wernham

    Senior Research Economist

    Tom's main research areas are living standards and poverty, the benefits system, and its interactions with the labour market.

    Presentation details

    DOI
    10.1920/ps.ifs.2024.0071
    Publisher
    IFS

    Suggested citation

    J, Cribb and T, Wernham and X, Xu. (2021). 'Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2021' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/living-standards-poverty-and-inequality-uk-2021 (accessed: 15 July 2025).

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