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Poverty and inequality in Britain: 2005

Published on 30 March 2005

This Commentary provides an update on trends in poverty and inequality in Great Britain for 2005.

This Commentary provides an update on trends in poverty and inequality in Great Britain, based on the latest official government statistics. It uses the same approach to measuring incomes and poverty in Great Britain as the government employs in its Households Below Average Income (HBAI) publication.

Click here to access data on living standards, poverty and inequality since 1961 and to view our other annual reports on the topic.

Authors

Mike Brewer

Mike Brewer

Alissa Goodman

Research Fellow University College London

Alissa is an IFS Research Fellow and a Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the UCL Institute of Education.

Andrew Shephard

Andrew Shephard

Research Associate University of Pennsylvania

Andrew is a Research Associate at the IFS and an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.

Jonathan Shaw

Research Fellow Financial Conduct Authority

Jonathan is a Research Fellow at the IFS and a Technical Specialist in the Economics Department at the Financial Conduct Authority.